The LocalSKIM for Tuesday, September 7
- Health Minister Christine Elliott said that there are currently 295 people in Ontario hospitals with COVID-19 and 192 people with the virus are being treated in the ICU. (610 CKTB)
- Rescue crews searched the Niagara River today after surveillance cameras caught a car with two occupants plunging past the end of a road and into the water on the American side. (Niagara this Week)
- The roof on the Walker Sports and Abilities Centre at Canada Games Park beside Brock University will be covered with sod, which helps control stormwater and reduces energy costs. The 19,500-square-metre facility has a number of other sustainability features. (St. Catharines Standard)
- The Region announced that only 358 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered on Monday, the lowest daily today since February when there was a vaccine shortage. Currently, 27% of Niagara residents have yet to receive their first dose and one-third of residents have not been fully vaccinated. (St. Catharines Standard)
