Ontario reports 3,215 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara Region reports 133
Ontario reports 3,215 new COVID-19 cases with 17 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 133 cases with no new deaths.
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Ontario reports 12,077 new COVID-19 cases over the long weekend; Niagara Region reports 402
Ontario reported 3,065 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and 12,077 cases over the weekend. There were 70 new cases today and 402 over the weekend in the Niagara Region.
Grimsby pharmacy has Astra Zeneca vaccine available
Shoppers Drug Mart in Grimsby, at the Grimsby Square location, has a limited supply of the Astra Zeneca vaccine as of Tuesday. People 55 years can book an appointment directly through the store’s website at Shoppersdrugmart.ca. There are 15 pharmacies across Niagara that have a stock of the vaccine including at least one in Smithville. … Read more
Controversial Brampton CAO handed $218K in City contracts to former Niagara political ally
Brampton CAO David Barrick, who was fired from his job in Niagara following a series of controversies and a hiring scandal that rocked the region, gave $218,259.50 worth of City contracts to a man named Tony Quirk, one of his closest allies when the two served on Niagara Region Council together.
Ontario reports 2,557 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara Region reports 104
Ontario reports 2,557 new COVID-19 cases with 23 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 104 cases with no new deaths.
Niagara College donates vaccine storage freezer
In an effort to support local vaccination efforts, Niagara College donated an “ultra-low” temperature freezer to Niagara Region Public Health for vaccine storage.
COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Lincoln was scheduled in error for Saturday
The Town of Lincoln said there is no vaccine clinic in Linon on Saturday. The province scheduled it on its portal by mistake, a town advisory says. The Apr. 3 clinic had been listed in the provincial COVID-19 vaccine registration portal and was also showing on the Niagara Region website. People had scheduled to … Read more
Ontario reports 2,333 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara Region reports 68
Ontario reports 2,333 new COVID-19 cases with 15 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 68 cases with one new death.
Niagara’s two largest schools boards are reporting 44 active cases of COVID-19
Niagara’s two largest school boards are reporting 44 active cases of COVID-19 tied to 28 schools across seven municipalities.