COVID Cases Beginning to Fall With Warmer Weather

Tuesday, 31 May 2022 05:32

By Tami Jeanneret

Province reporting the lowest COVID-19 test positivity rate in more than three months

Yesterday, Ontario labs reported a test positivity rate of 7.6 per cent, the lowest rate since February 22nd.

Closer to home, Niagara Health is reporting the death of one person from COVID.

The hospital system also says as of May 29th, there were 13 people in hospital being treated for the virus.

Forty-six hospital staff and physicians are in isolation because of the coronavirus.

Niagara Public Health is reporting 692 active cases of the virus as of yesterday.

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