Niagara-on-the-Lake fire causes $2.5 million in damage
Multiple buildings were damaged in massive fire
Photo: Google MapsAll COVID-19 outbreaks at Niagara Health are over
- The end of two outbreaks at the Niagara Health Welland Site means there are currently no COVID-19 outbreaks at Niagara Health.
- COVID-19 outbreaks on the Fourth-Floor Unit and the Extended Care Unit, a long-term care home, were declared over today.
- The outbreaks were declared over after 14 days of enhanced monitoring of patients, residents and staff showed there had been no evidence of further transmission
- As well, there have been no new additional COVID-19 cases within those units.
Ontario Government to announce Niagara’s COVID-19 restriction level this week
Regional Health assessing if additional COVID-19 measures will be needed
Photo: PexelsAlert: Covid-19 vaccine phone scam
- Niagara Region Public Health has received a number of reports of a phone scam in the area about the COVID-19 vaccine.
- The Region is not calling residents to schedule vaccine appointments at this time, and will never ask for payment for COVID-19 immunization.
- If you receive a call like this, please hang up immediately and do not provide any personal information such as your health card or credit card number.
- COVID-19 vaccine delivery in Niagara is currently focused on priority populations and vaccine clinics are not open to the general public.
Many of Niagara’s elderly still at risk of dying from COVID-19
Niagara has one of the highest COVID-19 death counts in Ontario
Major fire in Niagara-on-the-Lake
- A major fire took place today in the area of Townline Road and Carlton Street in Virgil.
- The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake was asking people to avoid the area as firefighters were working hard to extinguish the blaze.
- Multiple sources have stated that the blaze spread to multiple buildings on a former chicken farm.
- Smoke from the fire could be seen as far away as St. Catharines.