Niagara continues upward trend with 112 new COVID-19 cases – StCatharinesStandard.ca

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Niagara’s COVID-19 cases continued their upward trend Friday with 112 new cases reported, a day before Niagara and all of Ontario return to grey-style shutdown for the next four weeks.

The number of active cases also rose to 685, a number that the region hasn’t seen since the beginning of February.

People aged 20-39 now account for nearly half of all active cases with 293, while the number of instances in residents aged over 80 has dropped to 13.

The Niagara Catholic District School board reported Friday that one individual has tested positive for COVID-19 at each of Loretto Catholic Elementary, Our Lady of Victory Catholic Elementary, St. Alexander Catholic Elementary, St. John Bosco Catholic Elementary, as well as two individuals at St. Mark Catholic Elementary School.

One additional case was reported from the District School Board of Niagara on Thursday at Edith Cavell Public School.

Niagara Region Public Health reported that there are 12 cases of the U.K variant currently in the region.

The health department also reported that four per cent of cases have been hospitalized.

Niagara returns to a shutdown after Queen’s Park announced the province-wide measures Thursday. It means indoor and patio dining at restaurants will be off-limits, and personal services businesses like barbershops, hair salons and gyms must temporarily close.

Churches are scaled back to 15-per-cent capacity indoors and the number of individuals that can maintain at least two metres physical distancing outdoors.

Retail stores remain open but with limitations. Groceries, convenience stores and pharmacies are allowed 50 per cent capacity, while all other retailers are limited to 25 per cent capacity.

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