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NRPH confirms 104 more cases of COVID-19 in Niagara

Now 64 active cases in Thorold
Ludvig Drevfjall
Ludvig Drevfjall
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On Nov. 24 the Alberta government announced new COVID-19 rules for the province, including strict province-wide limits on indoor gatherings.

NRPH reports 104 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and 121 recoveries.

There are now 1,399 active cases of COVID-19 in Niagara.

Most of them, 500, are found in St Catharines, as well as Niagara Falls, with 269 active cases.

Thorold has 64 active cases of the virus.

There are 46 active outbreaks in Niagara, of which around 30 are in health care settings.

Yesterday, Cobblestone Gardens in Thorold said they have declared an outbreak after a staff member tested positive. 

The home has since not reported any additional cases.

Just over 40 percent of Niagara's cases have been associated with an outbreak.

289 residents have passed away after testing positive for COVID-19.

Public Health reports a total of 3,731 doses of the vaccine being administered.

ONTARIO UPDATE

 

Public Health Ontario has reported 1,670 new cases of COVID-19 today. 

The province is also reporting 49 deaths in its latest update, including 25 people who were residents at long-term care homes.

The deaths reported today include one person between 40 and 59 years old, 12 people between 60 and 79 years old, and 36 people over the age of 80. 

Ontario reports 150 new COVID-related hospitalizations and 18 new admissions to intensive care. 

The Jan. 27 update provided by the province's public health agency also reported the following data:

  • 2,725 new recoveries
  • 21,932 active cases, which is down from 23,036 yesterday
  • 1,382 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ontario, down from 1,466 reported yesterday. 
  • There are 377 COVID patients in intensive care units (down from 383 yesterday) and 291 COVID patients on ventilators (down from 298 yesterday).
  • The province reported 55,191 tests were processed yesterday resulting in a four per cent positivity rate. 
  • There is a backlog of 46,900 tests. To date, 9,430,867 tests have been completed.
  • Of the 1,670 cases reported today, 450 are from Toronto, 342 are from Peel, 171 are from York Region, and 21 are from Simcoe-Muskoka
  • There are 245 active outbreaks at long-term care homes, 154 at retirement homes and 94 at hospitals. 
  • Of the cases reported today there are 238 people under 19 years old, 618 people between 20 and 39 years old, 481 people between 40 and 59 years old, 238 people between 60 and 79 years old, and 102 people over the age of 80. 

 Vaccine update for Jan. 27:

  • There were 9,513 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 administered on Jan. 26, down from 9,707 on Jan. 25.
  • As of 8 p.m. on Jan. 26, the province reports 305,330 doses of vaccine against COVID-19 have been administered.
  • There are 96,459 total vaccinations completed (both doses). The vaccines approved for use require two doses a few weeks apart.

Public Health Ontario has confirmed 260,370 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and reported 232,480 recoveries and 5,958 deaths, of which 3,487 were individuals living in long-term care homes.

The cumulative average incidence rate in the province is 1,751.6 cases per 100,000 people in Ontario.

The weekly incidence rate in Ontario is 109 cases per 100,000 people from Jan. 17 to Jan. 23, which is a decrease of 20.7 per cent compared to Jan. 11 to Jan. 17 when the average weekly incidence rate was 137.5 cases per 100,000 people.