COVID-19 response framework as of 12:01 a.m. Monday.Ontario made the announcement Friday afternoon following a meeting with health officials.Niagara reported 442 active cases on Friday, a single-day record for active infections.
The region also recorded four new deaths.Following the declaration, St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik called the move “unfortunate” but admitted the region had reached a “tipping” point.
Coronavirus: Hamilton reports 86 new COVID-19 cases, outbreak at St. Peter’s hospital “We’re seeing our health-care system on the verge of being overwhelmed, and that is not a place that anybody wants to be,” said Sendzik.Niagara-on-the-Lake mayor Betty Disero characterized the setback as “frustrating” but said there appears to.