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Final up to date on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 1:30 p.m. Please notice: Whereas we endeavour to make sure that all the data under is right, a few of it could have modified because it was first printed. Please e mail Laura Lennie.
What number of instances of coronavirus are there in Hamilton*?
There have been 64,816 confirmed and possible instances of COVID-19 in Hamilton as of Tuesday, Aug. 30, which is 250 greater than final reported on Friday, Aug. 26.
*As of Dec. 31, 2021, PCR assessments for COVID-19 are solely accessible for high-risk people and people who work in high-risk settings who’re displaying signs of COVID-19. Due to this fact, the variety of instances reported by Hamilton Public Well being won’t precisely replicate the variety of energetic instances inside Hamilton. In accordance the Ministry of Well being people with signs according to COVID-19 are presumed constructive and they need to comply with isolation and/or self-monitoring tips.
“Our COVID-19 case numbers are very a lot underestimated,” Hamilton’s medical officer of well being, Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, stated at a metropolis briefing on Jan. 4, 2022. “With the fast unfold of Omicron and a diminished entry to testing, we’re, in fact, simply reporting on the tip of the iceberg in the case of the variety of instances which might be right here in Hamilton.”
How many individuals have died from COVID-19?
There have been 606 deaths associated to COVID.
The place are the energetic outbreaks locally**?
There are presently 31 outbreaks.
An outbreak was declared at Hamilton Well being Sciences – Hamilton Common Hospital – B3 South Aug. 29. One employees member and three sufferers have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Native Ladies’s Centre Aug. 29. Two residents have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Rygiel Helps for Group Dwelling – West twenty third Avenue on the Mountain Aug. 29. One employees member and two residents have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Rygiel Helps for Group Dwelling – Dundas Aug. 28. One employees member and two residents have examined constructive.
A suspected case was reported at Baldwin Housing and Group Help Program – Bay Avenue Aug. 26 and entails one resident.
An outbreak was declared at Westmount Terrace Retirement Residence on the Mountain Aug. 26. Two residents and one customer have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Hamilton Well being Sciences Juravinski Hospital – Unit E2 Aug. 25. 4 employees and 12 sufferers have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Hamilton Well being Sciences – Satellite tv for pc Well being Facility – 2nd Flooring Aug. 25. Three sufferers have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Heritage Inexperienced Nursing Residence in Stoney Creek Aug. 25. One resident has examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Salvation Military – Sales space Centre Aug. 25. 5 residents have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at St. Peter’s Residence at Chedoke Aug. 25. 5 employees and 16 residents have examined constructive.
A suspected case was reported at The Village of Wentworth Heights retirement dwelling on the Mountain Aug. 25 and entails one resident.
An outbreak was declared at Hamilton Well being Sciences – Hamilton Common Hospital – 5 South Aug. 24. Eight employees and 11 sufferers have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Revera Baywoods Place Lengthy Time period Care Aug. 24. Two residents have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Victoria Gardens Lengthy Time period Care Aug. 24. Two employees and two residents have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Amica Dundas Retirement Residence Aug. 23. One employees member and three residents have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Amica Stoney Creek retirement dwelling Aug. 23. 5 residents have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Mission Providers – Emergency Males’s Shelter Aug. 23. 4 residents have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Rygiel Helps for Group Dwelling – Limeridge Aug. 23. One employees member and two residents have examined constructive.
A suspected case was reported at Hatts Off Inc. – Queen Avenue Aug. 22 and entails one resident.
An outbreak was declared at Hamilton Well being Sciences – Hamilton Common Hospital – 4 West Aug. 20. Two employees and 13 sufferers have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Deerview Crossing Retirement Residence on the Mountain Aug. 19. 5 residents have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Hamilton Well being Sciences – Hamilton Common Hospital – B2 North Aug. 19. 9 employees and two sufferers have examined constructive.
A suspected case was reported at Mission Providers – Shelter Overflow – East Hamilton Aug. 18 and entails one resident.
An outbreak was declared at L’Arche Hamilton Holton Home group dwelling Aug. 16. Three employees and three residents have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Macassa Lodge long run care dwelling on the Mountain Aug. 16. Six employees and 30 residents have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at St. Patrick’s Lodge Aug. 11. Three residents have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at St. Joseph’s Villa Lengthy Time period Care Residence in Dundas Aug. 10. Seven employees and 26 residents have examined constructive.
An outbreak was declared at Regina Gardens Lengthy Time period Care Residence on the Mountain July 28. Fifteen employees and 55 residents have examined constructive. There was one loss of life.
A suspected case was declared at L’Arche Hamilton – Fairholt Street South July 4 and entails one resident.
**As of Dec. 23, 2021 the Metropolis of Hamilton has stopped declaring and reporting on outbreaks outdoors of high-risk settings (hospitals, and complicated persevering with care services or acute care services; congregate settings [long-term care homes, retirement homes, shelters, supportive housing, correctional institution]; childcare centres and colleges). This quantity solely displays the variety of outbreaks reported by Hamilton Public Well being.
Bulletins and cancellations
As summer time attracts to an in depth, college students from kindergarten to grad faculty are gearing up for a brand new 12 months, set to be probably the most “regular” September since earlier than the pandemic.
The province has harassed that 2022-23 needs to be disruption-free for elementary and secondary college students, who, in Ontario, have missed about 27 weeks because the pandemic started in March 2020.
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— With information from the Hamilton Spectator
