Premier Says Third Wave is Here

Wednesday, 17 March 2021 05:49

By Tami Jeanneret

This comes as Niagara sees big increase in COVID cases

The Premier announcing yesterday his Science Advisory Table has confirmed we are now in a third wave of the pandemic.

Doug Ford says the group is warning some parts of the province are now experiencing exponential growth in the number of new infections.

Ford stressing Ontarians need to be "very cautious" and "not let our guard down for a second."

Yesterday, Niagara posted a big spike in the number of new COVID infections.

Public health reporting 51 new cases.

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