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Two new cases of COVID-19 in Niagara on Wednesday

Only one death in the province reported today
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In another daily report, NRPH confirm two new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, following the lower daily trend seen this week after 15 cases were discovered over the weekend, including Monday.

The total of active cases is now under 40 after several cases cleared up this week. 

The historic total of residents diagnosed with COVID-19 is now 904.

At least 64 Niagara residents have died after contracting the virus.

On a provincial level, Wednesday showed an increase in daily cases.

Public Health Ontario has confirmed 95 new cases of COVID-19, and 134 more recoveries in the province today. 

For the first time since Saturday, the province has also confirmed a new death related to the coronavirus. The individual was over 80 years old. 

A breakdown in new cases per health unit shows there were 96 new cases reported today, but one health unit removed a previously-reported case from the list, bringing the total increase in cases to 95. 

For the month of August, the province has reported fewer than 100 new cases nine out of 12 days. 

Of today's new cases, 48 were reported by three health units. Peel reported 16 new cases, Toronto reported 19, and Ottawa reported 13 new cases. 

The data included in the daily summaries from Public Health Ontario is collected from health units at 4:30 p.m. the day before the report is released (today's new cases were reported by health units yesterday). 

About 67 per cent of the new cases reported today were individuals between 20 and 59 years old. 

According to the data provided in the provincial epidemiological summary there are 912 lab-confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, and 49 of those individuals are hospitalized. There are 20 patients in intensive care with COVId, including 10 patients on ventilators.