6057 201,199
Total Cases Completed Tests
168 4446
Deaths Resolved
Hamilton COVID-19 data in 2020
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Data Source: City of Hamilton / CBC Hamilton / The Hamilton Spectator (TheSpec)/St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (StJoes) / Hamilton Health Science (HHS) / Statistics Canada / CHCH / Apple / Global News / Government of Ontario / Government of Canada / McMaster University / Hamilton Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) / Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB).
Thank you all frontline and essential workers for your great effort to flatten the curve.
Data in 2020
12-31 Thu Total：6057 (+200)
Hamilton has 200 new cases today (the highest ever) and 4 deaths.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 129
3.4% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
1 staff case at Hatt's Off Group Home on Dec 30.
Source: Data Analysis
12-30 Wed Total：5857 (+31)
1 staff case at Glendale on Dec 29.
Source: HWDSB
1 staff case at Bishop Tonnos on Dec 29.
1 student case at Our Lady of Lourdes on Dec 29.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 2 deaths.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 124
3.4% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
1 staff case at Clarion Nursing Home on Dec 29.
1 staff case at Hamilton Downtown Family YMCA on Dec 29.
Source: Data Analysis
12-29 Tue Total：5826 (+162)
1 staff case at Glendale on Dec 29.
Source: HWDSB
1 staff case at Bishop Tonnos on Dec 29.
1 student case at Our Lady of Lourdes on Dec 29.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 4 deaths.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 107
3.4% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
2 patients and 1 staff case at Hamilton General Hospital – Unit 7W.
Source: Data Analysis
12-28 Mon Total：5664 (+114)
1 student case at St. Thomas More on Dec 28.
1 student case at Our Lady of the Assumption on Dec 28.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 4 deaths.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 107
3.9% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
1 staff case at The Village of Wentworth Heights Retirement Home.
Source: Data Analysis
12-27 Sun Total：5550 (+77)
1 student case at Lawfield Elementary School on Dec 26.
1 student case at Westdale Secondary School on Dec 26.
1 staff cases at C.B. Stirling Elementary School on Dec 26.
Source: HWDSB
1 student case at Our Lady of the Assumption on Dec 27.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 2 deaths.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 109
3.9% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
4 resident cases at St. Elizabeth Retirement Residence.
Source: Data Analysis
12-26 Sat Total：5473 (+162)
1 student case at Lawfield Elementary School on Dec 26.
1 student case at Westdale Secondary School on Dec 26.
1 staff cases at C.B. Stirling Elementary School on Dec 26.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 5 deaths.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 109
3.9% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
Source: Data Analysis
12-24 Thu Total：5311 (+153)
1 student case at Billy Green Elementary School on Dec 23.
1 student case at Michaelle Jean Elementary School on Dec 23.
2 student cases at Remote Learning Program on Dec 24.
Source: HWDSB
2 student cases at Corpus Christi on Dec 24.
2 staff cases at St. Thomas More on Dec 24.
2 student cases at St. Thomas More on Dec 24.
1 student case at St. John Henry Newman on Dec 24.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 0 death.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 128
3.9% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
1 staff case at Villa Italia Retirement Residence on Dec. 23.
Source: Data Analysis
12-23 Wed Total：5158 (+132)
1 student case at Saltfleet District High School on Dec 23.
Source: HWDSB
1 student case at St. John Henry Newman on Dec 23.
1 student case at Annunciation of Our Lord on Dec 23.
1 student case at St. Thomas More on Dec 23.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 6 deaths.
Grace Villaa: 1
Juravinski Hospital: 2
Shalom Village Nursing Home: 3
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 124.3
3.9% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
1 staff case at Lynwood Charlton Centre – Augusta Site on Dec. 22.
1 staff case at Dundurn Place Care Centre on Dec. 22.
Source: Data Analysis
12-22 Tue Total：5026 (+101)
1 student case at Sherwood Secondary School on Dec 21.
1 student case at Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School on Dec 22.
1 student case at Remote Learning Program on Dec 22.
1 student case at Sherwood Secondary School on Dec 22.
1 student case at Orchard Park Secondary School on Dec 22.
2 student case at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School on Dec 22.
1 staff case at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary School on Dec 22.
Source: HWDSB
1 student case at St. Jean de Brébeuf on Dec 22.
2 student cases at St. Michael on Dec 22.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 3 death.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 115.3
3.9% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
Source: Data Analysis
12-21 Mon Total：4925 (+40)
1 student case at Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School on Dec 20.
Source: HWDSB
1 student case at Our Lady of the Assumption on Dec 21.
2 student cases at Bishop Tonnos on Dec 21.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 2 death.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 114
3.9% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
Source: Data Analysis
12-20 Sun Total：4885 (+98)
3 student cases at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary School on Dec 19.
2 student cases at Cathy Wever Elementary School on Dec 19.
1 student case at Westdale Secondary School on Dec 20.
1 staff case at Cathy Wever Elementary School on Dec 20.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 1 death.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 129
3.9% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
Source: Data Analysis
12-19 Sat Total：4787 (+134)
Hamilton enters LOCKDOWN - grey zone on Monday.
Source: City of Hamilton
Hamilton has 7 deaths.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 126.7
3.9% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
Redeemer University College: 2 student cases.
The Village of Wentworth Heights: 1 resident case.
Alexander Place: 1 staff case.
HWDSB Office - 20 Education Court: 3 staff cases.
Ellen Fairclough Building – 119 King St W: 4 staff cases.
Franco’s No Frills: 8 staff cases.
Source: Data Analysis
12-18 Fri Total：4653 (+86)
1 staff case at Ancaster Meadow Elementary School on Dec 17.
1 student case at Bernie Custis Secondary School on Dec 17.
2 student case at Gordon Price Elementary School on Dec 17.
1 student case at Frank Panabaker North Elementary School on Dec 17.
1 student case at Eastdale Elementary School on Dec 17.
1 student case at Queen Victoria Elementary School on Dec 18.
1 staff case at Richard Beasley Elementary School on Dec 18.
1 student case at Ridgemount Elementary School on Dec 18.
1 student case at R.A. Riddell Elementary School on Dec 18.
1 student case at Rosedale Elementary School on Dec 18.
1 student case at Lawfield Elementary School on Dec 18.
1 student case at Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School on Dec 18.
1 student case at Remote Learning Program on Dec 18.
Source: HWDSB
1 student case at St. Marguerite d’Youville on Dec 18.
1 staff case at St. John Henry Newman on Dec 18.
1 staff case at St. Thomas More on Dec 18.
1 student case at St. Thomas the Apostle on Dec 18.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 1 death.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 116
3.9% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
HHS - St. Peter's Hospital - 2W had 2 patient cases and 1 staff case on Dec 17.
Source: Data Analysis
12-17 Thu Total：4567 (+162)
1 staff case at Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School on Dec 16.
1 student case at Eastdale Elementary School on Dec 16.
1 student case at Cecil B. Stirling Elementary School on Dec 16.
1 student case at Gordon Price Elementary School on Dec 16.
2 student case at Saltfleet District High School on Dec 16.
1 student case at Remote Learning Program on Dec 16.
1 staff case at G.L. Armstrong Elementary School on Dec 17.
Source: HWDSB
1 student case at St. Jean de Brébeuf on Dec 17.
1 staff case at Immaculate Heart of Mary on Dec 17.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 4 deaths.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 115
4.0% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
The Meadows LTCH had 1 resident case on Dec 16.
Amica Dundas had 1 staff case on Dec 16.
Source: Data Analysis
12-16 Wed Total：4405 (+37)
1 student case at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School on Dec 15.
1 student case at R.A. Riddell Elementary School on Dec 15.
1 student case at Billy Green Elementary School on Dec 15.
1 student case at Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School on Dec 15.
Source: HWDSB
1 student case at St. Jean de Brébeuf on Dec 16.
1 student case at St. John Paul II on Dec 16.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 2 deaths.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 104.5
4.0% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
Cathmar Manor had 1 staff case on Dec 14.
Parkview Nursing Centre had 1 staff case on Dec 14.
Source: Data Analysis
12-15 Tue Total：4368 (+56)
3 student cases at R.A. Riddell Elementary School.
1 student case at Ryerson Elementary School.
1 student case at Earl Kitchener Elementary School.
2 student cases at Waterdown District High School.
1 student case at Spring Valley Elementary School.
2 student cases at Lisgar Elementary School.
1 student case at Huntington Park Elementary School.
1 student case at Gordon Price Elementary School.
Source: HWDSB
2 student cases at St. Thomas More.
2 student cases at St. Michael.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 2 deaths.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 114.8
4.0% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
Source: Data Analysis
12-14 Mon Total：4312 (+150)
1 student case at Huntington Park Elementary School on Dec 13.
1 student case at Westview Elementary School on Dec 13.
1 staff case at Helen Detwiler Elementary School on Dec 13.
Source: HWDSB
1 staff case at Immaculate Heart of Mary on Dec 13.
1 staff case at Our Lady of Mount Carmel on Dec 13.
1 student case at St. Patrick on Dec 13.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 5 deaths.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 104
4.0% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
Dr. J. E. Davey Elementary had 1 student case and 1 staff case.
Highgate Residence - Ancaster had 1 resident case.
Source: Data Analysis
12-13 Sun Total：4162 (+88)
1 student case at Bishop Tonnos on Dec 13.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 2 deaths.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 89
4.0% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
Source: Data Analysis
12-12 Sat Total：4074 (+142)
1 staff case at Dr. Davey Elementary School on Dec 11.
1 student case at Frank Panabaker North Elementary School on Dec 11.
Source: HWDSB
1 student case at St. David on Dec 11.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 3 deaths.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 89
4.0% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
1 staff case at Ridgeview Long Term Care Home.
1 staff case at Amica Stoney Creek Retirement Home.
Source: Data Analysis
12-11 Fri Total：3932 (+27)
1 student case at Westmount Secondary School on Dec 10.
1 student case at Orchard Park Secondary School on Dec 10.
1 student case at Glendale Secondary School on Dec 10.
1 staff case at C.B. Stirling Elementary School on Dec 11.
1 student case at Glendale Secondary School on Dec 11.
1 student case at Eastdale Elementary School on Dec 11.
Source: HWDSB
1 student case at St. David on Dec 11.
1 student case at St. Thomas More on Dec 10.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 2 death.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population – 88.7
4.0% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
Source: Data Analysis
12-10 Thu Total：3905 (+81)
1 student case at Westmount Secondary School on Dec 09.
1 student case at Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School on Dec 09.
1 staff case at Memorial City Elementary School on Dec 09.
1 student case at C.B. Stirling Elementary School on Dec 09.
1 student case at Bellmoore Elementary School on Dec 10.
1 student case at Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School on Dec 10.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 5 death.
Following outbreaks declared on Dec 09.
1 staff case at Alexander Place.
3 staff cases at All Tool Manufacturing.
4 staff cases at Sterling Honda.
2 staff case 1 resident case at Shalom Village Nursing Home.
Source: Data Analysis
12-09 Wed Total：3824 (+77)
1 student at Ray Lewis Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 08.
1 student at Remote Learning Program had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 09.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 0 death.
Weekly rate of new cases per 100,000 population - 85.8
Reproduction number (Dec 3, 2020) - 1.2
3.2% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
Source: Data Analysis
12-08 Tue Total：3747 (+75)
1 student at Lawfield Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 07.
1 student at Rosedale Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 07.
1 student at Dr. Davey Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 07.
1 staff member at Glenwood Day School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 07.
1 student at Frank Panabaker North had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 08.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 1 death.
1 staff case at Macassa Lodge.
School outbreak declared at Lawfield Elementary School.
Source: Data Analysis
12-07 Mon Total：3672 (+90)
1 case at Orchard Park Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 06.
1 student from Remote Learning Program had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 06.
2 students at Lisgar Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 06.
1 staff member at Billy Green Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 06.
1 student at Waterdown District High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 07.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 3 death.
3.2% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
Source: Data Analysis
12-06 Sun Total：3582 (+72)
1 student at Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 06.
1 student at Glendale Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 06.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 4 death.
3.2% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
Source: Data Analysis
12-05 Sat Total：3510 (+108)
1 student at Waterdown District High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 05.
1 student at Glendale Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 05.
1 students at Guy Brown Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 05.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 0 death.
1 student case and 1 staff case at St. Mark’s Elementary School on Dec 04.
1 staff case at The Wellington Nursing Home on Dec 04.
Source: Data Analysis
12-04 Fri Total：3402 (+42)
1 student at Bernie Custis Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 04.
1 student from Remote Learning Program had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 04.
2 students from Lawfield Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 04.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 0 death.
No new breakout declared.
Source: Data Analysis
12-03 Thu Total：3360 (+69)
1 student at R.A. Riddell Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 02.
1 staff member at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 02.
2 students from Remote Learning Program had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 02.
1 student at Waterdown District High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 03.
1 staff member at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 03.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 1 death.
5 staff cases at O'Neil's Farm Equipment.
Source: Data Analysis
12-02 Wed Total：3291 (+25)
1 student at Ancaster High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 01.
1 student at Adelaide Hoodless Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 01.
1 student at Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 01.
1 student at Ancaster High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 02.
1 student at Queensdale Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Dec 02.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 1 death.
4 staff cases at 3 for 1 Glasses Hamilton.
2 staff cases at La Garderie le Petit Navire.
5 staff cases at Canadian Electrical Raceways Inc.
1 staff case at Heritage Green Nursing Home.
Source: Data Analysis
12-01 Tue Total：3266 (+108)
1 student at Glendale Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 30.
2 students at Waterdown District High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 30.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 6 deaths.
Source: Data Analysis
11-30 Mon Total：3158 (+47)
1 student at Remote Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 29.
1 student at Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 29.
2 staff at Adelaide Hoodless Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 29.
1 staff at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 29.
3 students at Saltfleet District High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 29.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 2 deaths.
Source: Data Analysis
11-29 Sun Total：3111 (+61)
1 student at Remote Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 29.
1 student at Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 29.
2 staff at Adelaide Hoodless Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 29.
1 staff at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 29.
3 students at Saltfleet District High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 29.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 1 death.
Source: Data Analysis
11-28 Sat Total：3050 (+95)
3 students at Gordon Price Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 27.
1 student at Ancaster High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 27. 5 student cases in total.
1 student at Saltfleet District High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 27.
1 student at Pauline Johnson Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 27.
Source: HWDSB
Maple Reinders Constructors Ltd had 3 staff cases on Nov 27.
Source: Data Analysis
11-27 Fri Total：2955 (+87)
1 student at Westmount Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 26.
1 student at Ancaster High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 26.
Source: HWDSB
CONNECT Communities had 1 resident cases on Nov 26.
Reproduction number increased from 0.85 in Nov 20 to 1.19.
3.7% of COVID-19 tests within the past 7 days had a positive result.
Source: Data Analysis
11-26 Thu Total：2868 (+71)
1 student at Westmount Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 26.
1 student at Ancaster High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 26.
Source: HWDSB
Grace Villa had 2 resident cases on Nov 25.
Universal Precision Technology had 4 staff cases on Nov 25.
Rehoboth Christian School –Copetown had 1 staff case and 1 resident case on Nov 25.
Source: Data Analysis
11-25 Wed Total：2797 (+28)
1 student at Remote Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 24.
Source: HWDSB
Golden Auto Service had 1 staff case on Nov 24.
Red Hill Orthodontics 1 staff case on Nov 24.
McMaster University had 1 student case on Nov 24.
Source: Data Analysis
2 students at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Elementary School have tested positive for COVID-19.
1 student at St. John the Baptist Catholic Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19.
1 students at Cathedral High School have tested positive for COVID-19.
Source: CBC
11-24 Tue Total：2769 (+26)
1 student at A.M. Cunningham Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 23.
2 students at Spencer Valley Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 23.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 3 COVID-19 death today. 33 deaths in last 20 days.
Rainbow Cleaning -- 15-635 Greenhill Ave had 6 staff cases.
Source: Data Analysis
A woman in her late 90s from Idlewyld Manor died on Sunday. A man in his early 90s from the Village of Wentworth Heights died on Monday. A woman in her early 70s from Hamilton also died on Monday. She wasn't living in an institution.
Source: CBC
11-23 Mon Total：2743 (+42)
1 student at R.L. Hyslop Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 22.
1 student at James MacDonald Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 22.
1 student at Westview Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 22.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 3 COVID-19 death today. 30 deaths in last 19 days.
Source: Data Analysis
11-22 Sun Total：2701 (+58)
1 student at Mountainview Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 22.
1 staff member at Glen Echo Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 22.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 1 COVID-19 death today. 27 deaths in last 18 days.
Alexander Place LTCH had 1 staff case on Nov 21.
Source: Data Analysis
11-21 Sat Total：2643 (+53)
1 student at Prince of Wales Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 20.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 1 COVID-19 death today. 26 deaths in last 17 days.
St. Joseph’s Villa -South Tower had 1 staff case on Nov 20.
Hamilton Police Services – Records Department had 2 staff cases on Nov 20.
Source: Data Analysis
11-20 Fri Total：2589 (+36)
1 student at Waterdown District High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 19.
2 student at Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 19. 3 student cases in total.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 1 COVID-19 death today. 25 deaths in last 16 days.
McMaster Universtiy had 1 staff case and 1 student case on Nov 19.
Source: Data Analysis
11-19 Thu Total：2553 (+50)
McMaster University was notified on Nov. 18 that an employee who was recently on campus has a confirmed case of COVID-19. The employee was last on campus on Nov. 14 and spent some time in the Faculty of Health Sciences space in the MUMC building and the Psychology Building.
Source: McMaster University
Hamilton has 0 COVID-19 death today. First time in 11 days.
Hamilton Police confirmed that a civilian member working at Central Station has tested positive. The member does not work directly with the public and was last at work on Nov 4.
Source: Data Analysis
11-18 Wed Total：2503 (+39)
1 student at Helen Detwiler Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 17. 3 student cases in total.
1 student at Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 18.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 2 COVID-19 death today. 24 deaths in last 14 days.
Source: Data Analysis
The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board has cancelled final exams due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will grade students “based on the specific learning activities and assignments throughout the semester and any final activities that demonstrate overall learning.”
Source: TheSpec
11-17 Tue Total：2464 (+25)
1 student at Orchard Park Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 16. 4 student cases in total.
Source: HWDSB
1 student at Annunciation of Our Lord Catholic Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 15.
Source: HWCDSB
Hamilton has 3 COVID-19 death today. 22 deaths in last 13 days.
1 workplace outbreak declared:
St. Joseph’s Healthcare - Charlton, CTU Central has 5 staff cases.
Source: Data Analysis
11-16 Mon Total：2439 (+24)
1 student at Dundas Central Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 15.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 2 COVID-19 death today. 19 deaths in last 12 days.
1 workplace outbreak declared:
St. Peter’s Residence at Chedoke has 1 staff cases.
Source: Data Analysis
Two residents from Hamilton Continuing Care are the latest local victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The deaths of a woman in her early 60s and a man in his late 80s are both connected to the novel coronavirus, according to public health.
Source: CBC
11-15 Sun Total：2415 (+46)
1 student at Hess St. Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 15.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 1 COVID-19 death today. 17 deaths in last 11 days.
Source: Data Analysis
The latest victims reported over the weekend include:
A woman in her early 70s who died late this past week.
A woman in her early 70s at Baywoods Place long-term care home who died late this past week.
A woman in her mid-70s at Chartwell Willowgrove long-term care home who died late this past week.
A man in his late 80s at Dundurn Place Care Centre who died late this past week.
A man in his mid-80s at Hamilton Continuing Care who died late this past week.
Source: CBC
11-14 Sat Total：2369 (+28)
1 student at Helen Detwiler Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 14. 2 student cases in total.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 4 COVID-19 death today. 16 deaths in last 10 days.
Source: Data Analysis
Despite an intermission prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Hamilton's film sector is rebounding and has over 100 productions filming in the city this year.
Source: CBC
11-13 Fri Total：2341 (46)
The Ontario Minister of Health - Christine Elliott has announced Hamilton will move into the Red (Control) Zone within the COVID-19 response framework as of Monday, November 16.
"If you live in a red 'control' region please only leave the house for essential purposes" said Elliott.
Hamilton has 1 COVID-19 death today. 12 deaths in last 9 days.
2 workplace outbreak declared:
Meridian Credit Union at 259 Hamilton Regional Rd 8 has 3 staff cases.
Jonathon’s Perron Floor Coverings has 2 staff cases.
Source: Data Analysis
11-12 Thu Total：2295 (+33)
1 student at Bernie Custis Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 11.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 1 COVID-19 death today. 11 deaths in last 8 days.
Source: Data Analysis
11-11 Wed Total：2262 (+44)
1 student at Orchard Park Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 10. 3 student cases in total so far.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 2 COVID-19 death today.
1 new community outbreak declared:
Good Shepherd Women’s Services has 1 patron case.
Source: Data Analysis
Public health says the 2 new deaths, reported Wednesday, involve a woman in her early 90s who died Nov. 9 and a man in his early 90s who died Nov. 10. Both lived at Chartwell Willowgrove long-term care home in Ancaster where 56 people have tested positive for COVID-19. 7 people have died.
Source: TheSpec
11-10 Tue Total：2218 (+34)
1 student at Queensdale Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 09.
1 student at Ridgemount Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 09.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 2 COVID-19 death today.
1 new institution outbreaks declared:
Ridgeview -LTCH has 1 staff case.
Source: Data Analysis
11-09 Mon Total：2184 (+67)
1 student at Eastdale Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 08.
1 student at Lake Avenue Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 08.
1 stuff member at Franklin Road Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 08.
1 student at Shannen Koostachin Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 08.
1 student at Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 09.
1 stuff member at Pavillon de la Jeunesse elementary school had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 09.
2 students at Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School tested positive for COIVD-19 .
2 Mohawk College students who take classes at the Institute of Applied Health Sciences facility on McMaster's campus have confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Hamilton has 1 COVID-19 death today.
1 new institution outbreaks declared:
Macassa Lodge - LTCH has 1 staff case.
Source: Data Analysis
11-08 Sun Total：2117 (+72)
1 student at Ancaster High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 07. 3 student cases in total so far.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 72 new cases today which is the highest daily spike ever.
2 new institution outbreaks declared:
Hatts Off Group Home(Hamilton) has 3 staff cases.
Alexander Place-LTCH has 1 staff case.
Source: Data Analysis
11-07 Sat Total：2045 (+46)
2 students at Bernie Custis Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 06.
1 student at Westmount Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 06.
2 staff member at Shannen Koostachin Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 06. 4 staff cases in total so far.
1 student at Janet Lee Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 06.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 2 COVID-19 deaths.
3 new institution outbreaks declared:
St. Joseph’s Villa(Birch Unit-North Tower) LTCH has 8 resident cases, 3 staff cases.
Aberdeen Gardens Retirement Home has 1 resident case.
Idlewyld Manor LTCH has 1 staff case.
Source: Data Analysis
A fourth worker at the Fortinos grocery store in Stoney Creek has tested positive on Friday.
Source: TheSpec
11-06 Fri Total：1999 (+27)
1 student at Ancaster High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 05. 2 student cases in total so far.
1 staff member at Shannen Koostachin Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 05. A workplace outbreak declared at Roma Bakery & Deli with 2 staff cases on Nov 05
Source: HWDSB
A workplace outbreak declared at Roma Bakery & Deli with 2 staff cases on Nov 05.
Source: Data Analysis
11-05 Thu Total：1972 (+36)
3 residents at Ancaster nursing home Chartwell Willowgrove have died of COVID-19.
Source: CBC
1 student at Ancaster High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 04.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 236 active cases today which is the highest in the history.
Source: Data Analysis
11-04 Wed Total：1936 (+65)
1 student at Orchard Park Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 03. 2 student cases in total.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton has 65 new cases and 221 active cases today and both numbers are the highest in the history.
4 new outbreaks declared at Echo Day Program, La Garderie Le Petit Navire Daycare, Good Shepherd Men’s Centre, The Village at Wentworth Heights - LTCH.
Source: Data Analysis
11-03 Tue Total：1871 (+2)
1 student at Orchard Park Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 02.
1 student at Winona Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 02.
1 student at James MacDonald had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Nov 02.
Source: HWDSB
11-02 Mon Total：1869 (+43)
2 new community outbreaks declared at 2 long term care home: Shalom Village with 1 staff case, Baywoods Place with 1 staff case.
1 new work outbreak declared at Castelli Cucina Restaurant with 3 staff cases.
Source: City of Hamilton
11-01 Sun Total：1826 (+17)
2 students at St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School have tested positive.
1 staff member at Fortinos in Stoney Creek on Highway 8 have tested positive for the virus. The staff member last worked on Oct. 27.
10-31 Sat Total：1809 (+43)
2 new workplace outbreaks declared at Service Ontario – 50 Dundurn St. with 2 staff cases, and Lululemon Athletica at Limeridge Mall with 2 staff cases.
1 new institution outbreak declared at Villa Italia with 1 staff cases.
Source: City of Hamilton
Hamilton has 43 new cases today which is the highest daily spike since May 16 and the second highest daily spike ever.
Resident cases at Chartwell Willowgrove Long Term Care are doubled to 18 and staff cases increased by 3.
Source: Data Analysis
10-30 Fri Total：1766 (+15)
1 student at Ridgemount Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 29.
1 student at Helen Detwiler Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 29.
Source: HWDSB
9 patients and 13 staff members at Chartwell Willowgrove Long Term Care Residence have tested positive.
Source: CBC
10-29 Thu Total：1751 (+13)
1 workplace outbreak declared at SkyLift Rentals with 3 staff cases.
Source: City of Hamilton
10-28 Wed Total：1738 (+33)
1 student at Ray Lewis Elementary School has tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 28.
Source: HWDSB
School outbreak declared at St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic Elementary School on Oct 28. 2 students are infected, 1 classroom has closed.
Source: CBC
10-27 Tue Total：1705 (+7)
1 more student at Dundas Valley Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 26. 2 student cases in total.
Source: HWDSB
10-26 Mon Total：1698 (+37)
1 more student at Tiffany Hills Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 25. 3 student cases in total.
Source: HWDSB
10-25 Sun Total：1661 (+23)
1 more student at Highview Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 24. 2 Student cases and 1 staff case in total.
Source: HWDSB
10-24 Sat Total：1638 (+7)
Another person associated with the Hamilton-based basketball club has tested positive for COVID-19.
A fifth student at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School has tested positive for COVID-19.
Source: TheSpec
10-23 Fri Total：1631 (+15)
1 student at Highview Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 22.
1 student at Dundas Valley Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 22.
Source: HWDSB
Someone at Mother Teresa Catholic Academy High School tested positive and caused two classrooms to close. The school is still running, but it's unclear if the infected person was a student or staff member and when they were last in the building.
Source: CBC
1 Canada Post employee has tested positive at its sorting facility in the Ancaster Business Park and 6 other employees are self-isolating.
Source: TheSpec
Wentworth Lodge, Hamilton Based Basketball Club, Restoration Full Gospel Church had declared outbreaks on Oct 21.
Chartwell Willowgrove LTC had declared outbreak on Oct 22.
Source: City of Hamilton
10-22 Thu Total：1616 (+31)
A man in his late 70s died of COVID-19 in hospital on Tuesday.
Source: CBC
Public health says someone who was at the Ancaster Sports Centre at 1030 Lower Lions Club Rd. on Oct. 16, 2020 from 9:30 to 11 p.m has tested positive for COVID-19. Public health is calling for all participants and spectators at an event at the Ancaster Sports Centre on Oct. 16 to immediately self-isolate, monitor for symptoms and call Public Health Services’ COVID-19 Hotline at 905-974-9848, option #3.
Source: CBC City of Hamilton
1 student at Gordon Price Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 21.
1 student at Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 21.
1 staff member at Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 21. (2 student cases in total so far.)
1 student at Lake Avenue Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 21.
1 staff member at Dundana Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 21.
1 staff member at Frank Panabaker Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 21. (2 staff cases in total so far. 1 in South Campus, 1 in North Campus.)
Source: HWDSB
1 student at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 20.
2 student at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 21.
Source: CBC
10-21 Wed Total：1585 (+26)
3 workplace outbreaks were declared at ArcelorMittal East End (2 staff cases), Foot Locker at Lime Ridge Mall (2 staff cases) and Flynn Canada Ltd. (2 staff cases) on Oct 20.
A institution outbreak was declared at St. Joseph's Villa with 1 staff case on Oct 20.
Source: City of Hamilton
10-20 Tue Total：1559 (+34)
1 student at Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 19.
1 student at Saltfleet District High School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 19.
1 staff member at Highview Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 19.
Source: HWDSB
10-19 Mon Total：1525 (+19)
1 staff member at Highview Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 18.
Source: HWDSB
2 institution outbreaks were declared at Parkview Nursing Centre and Cardinal Retirement Residence on Oct 18.
4 out of 10 current outbreaks are second time outbreaks.
Macassa Lodge ( Last Outbreak: May 15 - June 1 )
Dundurn Place Care Centre ( Last Outbreak: April 20 - May 20 )
I.H. Mission Services ( Last Outbreak: May 2 - May 12 )
Cardinal Retirement Residence ( Last Outbreak: April 1 - May 3 )
Source: Data Analysis
10-18 Sun Total：1506 (+7)
1 student at Tiffany Hills Elementary School has tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 18, 2 student cases in total.
Source: HWDSB
1 staff member at Dalewood Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 17.
Source: HWDSB
2 new COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared in Hamilton after 1 staff member at Macassa Lodge and 1 staff member at I.H. Mission Services tested positive for the virus on Oct 17.
Source: City of Hamilton
10-17 Sat Total：1499 (+19)
1 student at Westdale Secondary School was tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 17.
Source: HWDSB
Hamilton public health says there have been cases from the spin studio related to other businesses — but would not name which ones, citing "privacy concerns."
74 confirmed cases linked to SPINCO, 48 are primary cases (46 patrons, two staff members) and 26 are secondary "household spread" cases, such as friends, family or other contacts. At least five of the 74 infected people live outside of Hamilton.
Source: CBC
10-16 Fri Total：1480 (+14)
An employee at the Fortinos grocery store at 1579 Main St. W. has tested positive.
The last day of the employee worked was Oct. 8.
Source: TheSpec
McMaster University had confirmed a positive COVID-19 case involving a student employee on Oct. 14.
The student was last on campus on Oct. 2 for work in the Campus Services Building. The building had since been thoroughly cleaned.
Source: McMaster University
10-15 Thu Total：1466 (+30)
72 people connected to the SpinCo outbreak have tested positive for COVID-19. That includes 45 patrons, two staff and 25 secondary “household-spread” cases, meaning the person didn’t visit the studio but caught the virus from someone who did.
A workplace outbreak was declared for Radius restaurant at James St S. 3 staff members have tested positive.
Source: TheSpec
10-14 Wed Total：1436 (+29)
2 staff members at Shannen Koostachin Elementary School had tested positive for COIVD-19. A school outbreak was declared on Oct 13.
1 student at Flamborough Centre Elementary School was tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 13.
1 student at Tiffany Hills Elementary School was tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 13.
1 staff member at System Alternative Education – Rebecca Street location was tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 13.
Source: HWDSB
COVID-19 workplace outbreak was declared at Kushies Baby in Stoney Creek at 555 Barton Street with 3 staff members infected.
Source: CBC
A health-care worker at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19.
Source: CBC
10-13 Tue Total：1407 (+12)
Hamilton public health has declared an outbreak at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Elementary School. 2 staff members are infected. It's the city's first COVID-19 outbreak in a school.
Source: CBC
1 staff member at Sherwood Secondary School was tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 12.
Source: HWDSB
10-12 Mon Total：1395 (+41)
3 students at Bennetto Elementary School were tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 10.
1 student at Sherwood Secondary School was tested positive for COIVD-19 on Oct 9.
Source: HWDSB
10-11 Sun Total：1354 (+27)
Public health reported 38 primary cases — 36 patrons and 2 staff — connected to SPINCO as of Sunday, along with 9 secondary "household spread" cases.
A spokesperson previously said public health had identified roughly 100 members who may have been exposed to the virus because of the SPINCO outbreak.
Source: CBC
10-10 Sat Total：1327 (+27)
Hamilton has 31 new cases today which is the second highest daily spike ever.
SPINCO fitness studio has 11 new cases today. In total, 31 patrons and 1 staff member have tested positive.
Salvation Army Lawson Ministries Assisted Living declared community outbreak on Oct 9.
Source: Data Analysis
1 employee at a Metro grocery store at 1161 Barton St. E. had tested positive. The last day the employee worked was Oct. 1.
Source: TheSpec
Mohawk College Fennell Campus to replace Dave Andreychuk Arena drive-thru testing centre and be the new COVID-19 testing centre on Hamilton Mountain. The appointment-only testing centre will be in the N wing of the campus. St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton will run the site and all its testing, which can accommodate up to 500 people daily.
Source: CBC
10-09 Fri Total：1296 (+28)
Hamilton has 28 new cases today which is the highest since May 16.
SPINCO, a downtown fitness studio has 10 new cases today. In total, 20 patrons and 1 staff member have tested positive.
Source: Data Analysis
1 student at McMaster University had tested positive on Oct. 8. The student was on campus for a short amount of time on Oct. 6 in the John Hodgins Engineering Building. The building has since been thoroughly cleaned.
Source: McMaster University
1 student at Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School has tested positive for COVID. The student was last in the school on Oct. 1.
Source: TheSpec
10-08 Thu Total：1268 (+24)
1 student at Huntington Park Elementary School was tested positive on Oct 7.
1 staff member at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Elementary School was tested positive and posted on Oct 7.
1 staff member at Frank Panabaker Elementary School was tested positive.
The HWDSB has reported a likely student case of COVID-19 at Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School.
Source: TheSpec
1 employee at a Metro grocery store at 1900 King St. E. had tested positive. The last day the employee worked was Sept. 20.
Source: TheSpec
10-07 Wed Total：1244 (+16)
SPINCO has 4 new patron cases (increased 200%); 7 cases in total (increased 133%).
Source: City of Hamilton
10-06 Tue Total：1228 (+18)
A community outbreak was declared on Oct 5. SPINCO had 1 staff case and 2 other cases.
Source: City of Hamilton
10-05 Mon Total：1210 (+11)
McMaster University was notified of a confirmed COVID-19 case involving an employee on Oct. 4.
The employee was last on campus on September 29th and spent time in the Life Sciences Building.
Source: McMaster University
10-04 Sun Total：1199 (+8)
Trends in COVID-19 cases in Hamilton are showing that the virus is most commonly being transmitted at private social gatherings, in situations where people are not practicing appropriate physical distancing, and when people are not wearing masks indoors or in other settings where physical distancing is a challenge.
Source: City of Hamilton
10-03 Sat Total：1191 (+14)
Hamilton COVID-19 assessment centres will be ending their walk-in testing on Sunday, Oct. 4 and transitioning to appointment-based formats.
Source: CBC
10-02 Fri Total：1177 (+11)
Hamilton public health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at KOI restaurant in Hess Village.
This is the city's first outbreak at a restaurant after 2 confirmed cases were linked to it, according to city officials.
Source: CBC
10-01 Thu Total：1166 (+6)
A student at McMaster University has tested positive for COVID-19, the school's third case of the virus. The student was last on campus on September 24 and had spent a short amount of time in the Psychology Building. The building has been thoroughly cleaned and the student had been following all required health and safety protocols while on campus.
Source: McMaster University
An employee at the Fortinos grocery store at 54 Wilson St. W. in Ancaster has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the store’s parent company.
The last day the employee worked was Sept. 20.
Source: TheSpec
09-30 Wed Total：1160 (+10)
Two students at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary School have tested positive for COVID-19 according to Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board.
09-29 Tue Total：1150 (+9)
Hamilton's public school board is delaying the first day elementary students can switch between online and in-person learning. The Oct. 13 date has been pushed back to Nov. 3.
Source: CBC
09-28 Mon Total：1141 (+12)
An R.L. Hyslop Elementary School student tested positive for the virus, according to the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. The student was last in the building, on Lake Avenue South near King Street East, on Tuesday, Sept. 22.
Source: CBC
St. Peter’s at Chedoke declared outbreak on September 27 with 1 staff tested positive to COVID-19.
Rygiel Supports for Community Living declared outbreak on September 27 with 1 staff tested positive to COVID-19.
Last time Hamilton had outbreak was on July 27.
Source: Data Analysis
09-27 Sun Total：1129 (+13)
Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS) has confirmed a positive COVID-19 case associated with Mohawk’s Stoney Creek Campus.
Source: City of Hamilton
The City of Hamilton is advising residents that an employee working at the Flamborough Municipal Service Centre (MSC) has tested positive for COVID-19.
Source: City of Hamilton
09-26 Sat Total：1116 (+13)
Activities NOT allowed under the new outdoor gathering restrictions
Playing a pick-up sport like baseball or dodgeball with more than 25 people
Attending a backyard BBQ with more than 25 people.
Attending a backyard baby shower with more than 25 people.
Source: City of Hamilton
09-25 Fri Total：1103 (+3)
Activities NOT allowed under the new indoor gathering restrictions in Hamilton:
Organizing or attending a private dinner party or other indoor private gathering with more than 10 people
Organizing and hosting an indoor house party with more than 10 people.
Attending a birthday party held inside a home with more than 10 people.
Source: City of Hamilton
09-24 Thu Total：1100 (+6)
Effective today, COVID-19 assessment and testing centres have moved to online booking. Residents requiring a COVID-19 test can book online by visiting www.HamiltonCovidTest.ca
Source: City of Hamilton
09-23 Wed Total：1094 (+5)
Federal health officials presented new modelling Tuesday that shows the epidemic is accelerating nationally. They warned that if Canadians don't step up preventative measures, the virus could spread out of control and trigger a wave of infections bigger than the first one.
Cases could climb to more than 5,000 daily by October, according to the projections.
Source: CBC
09-22 Tue Total：1089 (+19)
An 83-year-old woman who had travelled internationally died Sept. 20 of COVID-19. The first COVID-19 death in Hamilton since July 25.
Source: TheSpec
09-21 Mon Total：1070 (+10)
Hamilton Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) expects to have all students in class with a teacher and learning by Friday, September 25. Although some students may be experiencing a delay in getting started with their class, HWDSB expects all students to make progress and be on their usual track by the winter holiday.
Source: HWDSB
09-20 Sun Total：1060 (+2)
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board has its first case of COVID-19 after public health says a student at Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School tested positive on Friday.
Source: CBC
09-19 Sat Total：1058 (+2)
Hamilton's Remote Day School enrolment has grown from 6,300 students to approximately 8,700 students. HWDSB is hopeful to have all classes filled by Monday. More information will be sharing with all families on Monday, September 21.
Source: HWDSB
09-18 Fri Total：1056 (+9)
A student at Hillfield Strathallan College tested positive for COVID-19 last Thursday, September 10. The school says the student had not yet attended class.
Source: TheSpec
09-17 Thu Total：1047 (+2)
A worker at the Fortinos located at 65 Mall Rd. on Hamilton Mountain had tested positive for COVID-19. The employee last worked on September 5.
Source: TheSpec
09-16 Wed Total：1045 (+5)
Hamilton educators and their unions are becoming worried about what they say is a large number of students not wearing masks in local public schools.
Source: CBC
09-15 Tue Total：1040 (+2)
McMaster University has announced classes for its entire 2020/2021 school year will take place online.
Source: McMaster University CBC
09-14 Mon Total：1038 (+0)
Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) employee tested positive for COVID-19. The employee last worked on Route #5 Delaware Tuesday, September 8 and Wednesday, September 9, 2020.
Source: City of Hamilton
McMaster University says an employee who was last on campus on Sept. 8 has since tested positive for COVID-19.
Source: CBC
"If you are not contacted today, then a teacher will contact you on Wednesday. Your child's half-day session will be on Thursday, and their first full day will be on Friday. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate the understanding as the new staff hired will need time to prepare for their new remote assignment." - Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board.
There may also be delays to online French immersion.
09-13 Sun Total：1038 (+2)
The Remote Learning Day School of HWDSB in Hamilton will open with approximately 8,000 elementary students.
Source: Data Analysis
09-12 Sat Total：1036 (+3)
City of Hamilton still has a 48-hour delay in reporting local COVID-19 cases. For example, cases that are initially reported to Public Health by end of day Monday will be published on the website by Thursday of that same week.
Source: Data Analysis
09-11 Fri Total：1033 (+1)
Ontario reports 213 new cases of COVID-19 today, marking the highest daily increase since June.
Source: CBC
Public health officials say Hamilton's first human case of West Nile virus for 2020 has been confirmed.
The Medical Officer of Health has moved the risk of contracting the virus from moderate to high.
Source: CBC
09-10 Thu Total：1032 (+5)
Hamilton-Wentworth Student Transportation Services (HWSTS) was expecting a shortage of 80 drivers which is far beyond the normal shortage of 20 to 30 drivers.
The school boards added more incentives to attract drivers, but are still missing 59 drivers for mornings and 67 for afternoons.
Source: CBC
09-09 Wed Total：1027 (+2)
As students, teachers and staff return to school, the Ontario government is providing up to $1.3 billion in critical supports and has delivered more than 37 million pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to safely reopen classrooms across the province. This includes 19.5 million masks, 16 million gloves, 317,000 face shields, 320,000 bottles of hand sanitizer, and 218,000 containers of disinfectant, among other critical supplies.
The following public health protocols and procedures will be implemented to help protect students, teachers, staff and visitors:
1. Parents must screen their children and all staff must self-screen every day before attending school. Students and staff who are unwell must stay home from school.
2. Schools must immediately report any suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 within the school to the local public health unit. Every day, school boards must report any staff or student absences due to confirmed cases of COVID-19 to the ministry.
3. Students in Grades 4-12 will be required to wear face coverings (non-medical or cloth masks) indoors in school, including in hallways, entrances and during classes. Face coverings are not required but are encouraged for students up to Grade 3. The province is funding each school board to provide PPE to teachers and other school-based staff, including medical masks and eye protection (for example, face shields).
4. Schools will teach and remind students about appropriate hand hygiene and provide breaks in schedules to allow students to wash their hands. Teachers and staff are also receiving additional health and safety training.
5. Each student will be kept with the same group of children and teachers as much as possible throughout the school day.
6. Schools will significantly limit visitors, including parents.
7. Schools will keep rigorous daily class attendance records, seating charts, lists of bussed students, and approved daily visitors (e.g. supply and occasional teachers, custodians) for contact-tracing purposes.
Source: Government of Canada
09-08 Tue Total：1025 (+5)
Hamilton school boards are still trying to finalize busing plans and other significant details as classes reopen as early as Wednesday.
Source: CBC
09-07 Mon Total：1020 (+3)
About 17 per cent of public school students and 16 per cent of Catholic school students are learning remotely.
Source: CBC
09-06 Sun Total：1017 (+2)
A new McMaster University report shows nearly 40 per cent of parents and caregivers had symptoms of depression during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Source: CBC
09-05 Sat Total：1015 (+4)
McDonald’s said an employee at the 20 Rymal Rd. E. location reported a positive COVID-19 test on Sept. 5. The employee last worked Aug. 31 from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Source: TheSpec
09-04 Fri Total：1011 (+4)
COVID-19 case counts provided on the city's website will now come with a 48-hour delay.
Public health says the two-day lag is the result of a transition to a new case and contact management system mandated by the Ministry of Health.
Source: CBC
09-03 Thu Total：1007 (+11)
The university has received notification of a positive COVID case involving a graduate student. All areas where the student was on campus have been thoroughly cleaned and are open for normal operations.
All McMaster faculty and staff are reminded that they must complete a COVID screening tool within one hour of any expected arrival at a McMaster facility and to follow any advice the screening provides.
All employees and students who have a need to be on campus must also complete a mandatory online module in advance of attending a McMaster facility.
Source: McMaster University
09-02 Wed Total：996 (+3)
Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton’s medical officer of health, said Tuesday that some of the city’s COVID statistics — mainly those dealing with “exposure information” — are incorrect.
As for what’s causing the reporting problems, Richardson pointed to issues with transitioning to a new case and contact management (CCM) system. That transition occurred over the weekend of Aug. 23 and 24, but public health staff are still in troubleshooting mode, she said.
There remain discrepancies between Ontario’s daily report of COVID numbers in Hamilton and Hamilton public health’s own daily COVID numbers.
Richardson says to trust the local numbers. A disclaimer on the provincial website says the same.
Richardson said the discrepancies could be due to a lag in update timing — the province’s numbers are based off numbers Hamilton reported the previous day — but also could be due to problems with data entry, she said.
Source: TheSpec
09-01 Tue Total：993 (+4)
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board says it will have an average of 21 students in elementary school classes when schools reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic — and that number could drop in October.
Source: CBC
08-31 Mon Total：989 (+8)
In the last 10 days, 52% of new cases came from age group 10-19, 20% of new cases came from age group 20-29.
Source: Data Analysis
08-30 Sun Total：981 (+2)
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board has released its plan for a staggered start to the school year.
Under the new plan, the first day of school will be Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Source: CBC
08-29 Sat Total：979 (+3)
Hamiltonians could have the chance to volunteer in the new year to test a COVID-19 vaccine being trialled by McMaster University and the University of Cambridge.
Source: TheSpec
08-28 Fri Total：976 (+5)
Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton's medical officer of health, said COVID-19 cases in schools are inevitable. "We do think we're going to see some cases and we shouldn't consider that a failure if that does happen because we are living in a world with COVID-19," she said.
Source: CBC
08-27 Thu Total：971 (+0)
An employee at Frank's No Frills located at 675 Rymal Road E. in Hamilton and another employee at a Fortinos located at 54 Wilson Street West in Ancaster have tested positive for COVID-19.
The employee from No Frills last worked on Aug. 15.
The employee from Fortinos last worked in the store on Aug.19.
Source: CBC
08-26 Wed Total：971 (+3)
Ontario has revealed its plan to manage potential COVID-19 outbreaks in schools, which describes scenarios in which select students will be sent home and entire schools shut down as a result of positive cases.
Source: CBC
08-25 Tue Total：968 (+2)
Hamilton will be in Phase 3 until a COVID-19 vaccine or other treatments are available and are in widespread use.
Source: City of Hamilton
Hamilton's public school board has extended the deadline for parents to register children for in-person or virtual learning as families continue to have problems accessing its online Parent Portal.
It is the second time the deadline has been pushed back. The deadline has now been moved from Tuesday at noon to Thursday at midnight.
Source: CBC
08-24 Mon Total：966 (+2)
A research from Brock University surveyed 451 Americans aged 20 to 82. 34% of people with the virus had denied having symptoms when others asked, and 55% said they'd concealed their symptoms on some level.
Source: CBC
08-23 Sun Total：964 (+2)
The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has initiated a Heat Warning beginning on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Heat Warnings stay in effect until they are cancelled or escalated to an Extended Heat Warning.
Source: City of Hamilton
08-22 Sat Total：962 (+0)
Beginning Sunday, September 6th, HSR will return to weekday service at a summer level on most routes, with the equivalent of a 100% seated capacity. This would mean a combination of seated/standing 30 customers on a 40-foot bus and 50 customers on a 60-foot articulated bus. Note: the seats closest to the operator on the NOVAS will remain blocked and there is no plan to move the yellow lines.
Source: City of Hamilton
08-21 Fri Total：962 (+5)
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board has approved a staggered reopening during the first two weeks of schools to teach students proper COVID-19 protocols as they return to class during the pandemic. The board has also mandated mandatory masking for all students, between junior kindergarten to Grade 12.
Source: CBC
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board is creating at least one new, virtual elementary school for students who opt for eLearning as classes reopen in September during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The plan means students who opt for online learning will not be attached to their local school but will be registering into a remote day school. Roughly 5,000 elementary students may enrol into online learning.
High schools, meanwhile, won't need a new virtual school to meet the demand for online learning.
Source: CBC
08-20 Thu Total：957 (+2)
Hamilton's public and Catholic school boards are considering a phased start to school reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. They predict at least 10 per cent of students will do online learning. The senior teams at HWDSB are discussing those plans Wednesday and may make an announcement on Monday about whether or not a gradual re-entry into schools will occur.
Source: CBC
08-19 Wed Total：955 (+5)
"On August 20, 2020 Hamilton Public Health Services will be transitioning to the new Ministry of Health mandated Case and Contact Management (CCM) system for COVID-19 case and contact management and tracing. As a result of this transition, public reporting of COVID-19 case information will be impacted. It is expected that there will be limited case information available for reporting between August 21st and August 24th 2020. Daily updates to total cases counts and local outbreaks will continue to be provided. Thank you for your understanding."
Source: City of Hamilton
08-18 Tue Total：950 (+2)
The rate at which new people are being diagnosed with COVID-19 every day in Hamilton is creeping upward, and health officials point to Stage 3 and people getting lax about keeping to their social bubbles as the reasons why. Associate medical officer of health says people need to stick to earlier habits and limit social contact.
Source: CBC
08-17 Mon Total：948 (+3)
Over the weekend Hamilton had 1448 completed tests from Assessment Centres, 749 completed tests from other facilities, 16 new cases, 5 resolved cases.
Currently Hamilton has 46 active cases.
Source: Data Analysis
08-16 Sun Total：945 (+3)
Starting August 24, 2020 the City will once again be offering civil marriage ceremonies to couples looking to have a simple, non-religious marriage ceremony or vow renewal at Hamilton City Hall, by appointment only, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. All visitors attending City Hall for a scheduled consultation meeting or Civil Marriage Ceremony must complete a COVID-19 self-assessment health screening before entering, wear a face covering or mask in City Hall public spaces and adhere to physical distancing protocols.
Source: City of Hamilton
08-15 Sat Total：942 (+7)
The City is reopening its Municipal Service Centres (MSCs) in Ancaster, Glanbrook, Stoney Creek, Dundas and Flamborough next week. The MSCs in Ancaster, Glanbrook and Stoney Creek will be open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The MSCs in Dundas and Flamborough will be open Monday to Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Residents will be able to pay property taxes, parking tickets and traffic tickets, pick up new blue boxes, get animal licenses, pick up composters, purchase HSR bus tickets and passes, apply for a marriage license, apply for a burn permit and pick up well water test kits.
Source: City of Hamilton
08-14 Fri Total：935 (+5)
Starting Monday, August 17, 2020 Parking Enforcement staff will begin re-enforcing the 12-hour on street and overnight parking by-law. The City had relaxed its enforcement of the by-law the last few months with many residents working from home. With the City’s move into Stage 3 of the provincial reopening plan a couple of weeks ago, and many residents returning to work, enforcement of the by-law will restart next week. Parking staff will continue to use discretion and take an educational approach with residents the first few weeks of re-enforcement.
Source: City of Hamilton
08-13 Thu Total：930 (+6)
City of Hamilton is implementing a new Physical Distancing By-law (17-225) effective August 13, 2020. Under the new by-law, the fine for individuals who fail to maintain a distance of at least two (2) meters from another person who are not members of the same household or who are not members of the same social circle is $500. Individuals found obstructing an Officer of Authorized staff will also face a fine of $500.
Unlike the previous by-law, this one will not have a termination date, but rather can be repealed by Council when it is deemed no longer necessary to practice physical distancing in Hamilton.
Source: City of Hamilton
The provincial and federal governments are giving Hamilton nearly $45 million to offset COVID-19 costs, including $17 million to help a transit system that's been bleeding money during the pandemic. Hamilton will receive $27,614,200 under the Municipal Funding Relief program, and $17,211,723 for transit, says Mayor Fred Eisenberger.
Source: CBC
08-12 Wed Total：924 (+4)
Province has pledged to hire up to 500 school health nurses to help prevent outbreaks among students.
Source: CBC
The Medical Officer of Health has cancelled the Heat Warning issued on August 9, 2020.
Source: City of Hamilton
08-11 Tue Confirmed：912 (+6)
Hamilton public school board still has no outbreak protocol, it would need $76 million to hire the 900 teachers needed to sustain elementary classes with 15 students.
Source: CBC
08-10 Mon Confirmed：906 (-4)
Ann Konkel wanted 105 cards for her 105th birthday in mid-July — now, her family in Hamilton says she has received almost 2,000.
Source: CBC
Halton's medical officer of health says the symptoms resulting from West Nile — including fever, headache, muscle ache and a rash — are similar to those of COVID-19.
Source: CBC
08-09 Sun Confirmed：910 (+3)
The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has initiated a Heat Warning beginning on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Heat Warnings stay in effect until they are cancelled or escalated to an Extended Heat Warning.
A heat event is expected today through Monday and may persist into Tuesday, August 11, 2020.
Source: City of Hamilton
08-08 Sat Confirmed：907 (+8)
This summer, the City of Hamilton invites the community to participate in its High Speed Internet Survey aimed at better understanding existing internet connectivity across Hamilton and the needs of residents and business owners. The online survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and will be running until June 2021.
Community members can take the survey or request a printable version by visiting: hamilton.ca/broadband
Source: City of Hamilton
08-07 Fri Confirmed：899 (+3)
In Hamilton, 93.5% of confirmed positive cases have recovered. Currently there are 13 active confirmed positive cases.
Source: Data Analysis
08-06 Thu Confirmed：896 (+3)
More than half of recent Hamilton COVID-19 infections are in people in their 20s according to public health. The majority of new infections has come from close contact with a COVID-positive person or through community spread.
Source: CBC
08-05 Wed Confirmed：893 (+3)
370 (41%) COVID-19 patients had other diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart, renal or chronic lung disease.
Source: City of Hamilton
08-04 Tue Confirmed：890 (+2)
For the last 9 days there is no COVID-19 death in Hamilton.
Source: Data Analysis
08-03 Mon Confirmed：888 (+2)
The government has said students will be assigned school bus seats and the seating plan will help with contact tracing. Students in the same cohort or household are advised to sit together.
Bus drivers and other helpers will get medical masks and eye protection. The seats behind the driver will be empty. The bus will be cleaned twice a day.
Source: CBC
08-02 Sun Confirmed：886 (+0)
If there is an outbreak at school, does the whole class or the whole school have to quarantine?
HWDSB has said it is planning its outbreak protocol, which may involve shutting down the school and reverting to online learning only.
Source: CBC
08-01 Sat Confirmed：886 (+5)
Hamilton mosquitoes test positive for West Nile. Residents are reminded to cover up with light-coloured clothes and use bug spray.
Source: CBC
07-31 Fri Confirmed：881 (+0)
Today, Ontario, in partnership with the federal government, announced that COVID Alert, a privacy-first COVID-19 exposure notification app, is now available for download in Ontario. The COVID Alert App lets you know if you may have been exposed to the virus. You can then get tested, keeping you and your community safe.
Ontarians who test positive for COVID-19 can choose to send a notification to other app users who have been near them, without sharing any personal information, enabling them to take action sooner.
Users who receive a notification that they may have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 will also receive appropriate recommendations based on current public health guidance.
The app does not know where or when someone encounters another user, and does not collect or share any user’s location, name, address, contacts or health information.
Source: Government of Ontario
Premier Ford and Minister Lecce announced our government’s plan for the safe reopening of school for students, staff and school communities this September.
Elementary schools (Kindergarten to Grade 8) will reopen province-wide, with in-class instruction five days a week.
Secondary schools with lower risk will reopen with a normal daily schedule, five days a week, while most secondary schools will start the school year in an adapted model of part-time attendance with class cohorts of up to 15 students alternating between attending in-person and online.
Students from Grade 4-12 and school staff will be required to wear masks.
Source: Government of Ontario
07-30 Thu Confirmed：881 (+0)
21% of COVID-19 positive cases are in the age group 20-29. 64% of COVID-19 positive cases in last 10 days are in the age group 20-29, 0 in age group 0-19, 30-39 and 70+.
Source: Data Analysis
07-29 Wed Confirmed：881 (+2)
As provinces across Canada are deciding how to restart schools during the pandemic, a research review has found children are not a major source of transmission of COVID-19.
The review which included 33 research publications, found that among children who were infected, transmission was traced back to community and home settings or adults, rather than among children within daycares or schools, even in jurisdictions where schools remained open or have since reopened.
Source: McMaster University
07-28 Tue Confirmed：879 (+1)
A 48-year-old woman died with COVID-19 on Saturday, July 25 in Hamilton. The woman lived in the community and died in hospital.
Source: TheSpec
07-27 Mon Confirmed：878 (+2)
The Cause and Effect bar in Hamilton says a customer from Saturday night has tested positive for COVID-19.
Source: CBC
07-26 Sun Confirmed：876 (+1)
Started from June 27, City of Hamilton did not update COVID-19 related data at the weekend.
Source: Data Analysis
07-25 Sat Confirmed：875 (+4)
6,700 COVID-19 test results in Hamilton were never uploaded to a provincial portal due to the technical issue.
Source: TheSpec
07-24 Fri Confirmed：871 (+1)
Hamilton has 0 COVID-19 death for a month. Currently there are 14 active known cases.
Source: Data Analysis
07-23 Thu Confirmed：870 (-1)
The City of Hamilton has announced the reopening of all play structures on Friday. All signage and caution tape will be removed and residents will be able to use the play structures. However, users are reminded to maintain at least six feet of physical distance from others and wash your hands with soap and water or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer when finished.
Later this week, the City will reopen drinking fountains across Hamilton to be used as bottle filling stations. Residents are asked to obey the signage, not to drink directly from the fountains and to make sure you wash your hands with soap and water or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer when finished.
Source: City of Hamilton
07-22 Wed Confirmed：871 (+1)
In the last 10 days, 50% of COVID-19 positive cases are in age group 20-29, 29% are in age group 10-19. 57% of confirmed cases in the last 10 days have close or casual contact with a case and have no travel history.
Source: Data Analysis
07-21 Tue Confirmed：870 (+0)
Stage 3 allows most businesses and public spaces to reopen, with public health and workplace safety restrictions in place. Stage 3 also allows for an increase in gathering limits to a maximum of 50 people indoors and a maximum of 100 people outdoors, with physical distancing in place. Entering into Stage 3 does not mean our fight against this virus is over.
Source: City of Hamilton
07-20 Mon Confirmed：870 (+0)
Hamilton will enter Stage 3 of COVID-19 reopening on Friday. Stage 3 includes indoor dining in restaurants, live performing arts shows, movie theatres and playgrounds.
Source: CBC
07-19 Sun Confirmed：870 (+2)
The by-law (By-law no.20-155) mandating that people wear masks in Hamilton's indoor public spaces will take effect on Monday. Every adult will need a mask unless a medical condition prevents that person from wearing it. Children under two also don't have to wear masks.
City council voted 13-3 on Friday to implement the new bylaw, which councillors will examine again in October. The goal is to prevent the spread of COVID-19 while enabling people to shop at local businesses.
Business owners who don't comply can be fined $500, and individuals can be fined $200.
Source: CBC
07-18 Sat Confirmed：868 (+1)
Effective July 20, under the By-law 20-155, everyone in Hamilton is required to wear a mask or face covering in enclosed public spaces.
Source: City of Hamilton
07-17 Fri Confirmed：867 (+2)
Ontario Health revealed the cause of testing result delays in Hamilton: a coding issue between laboratory information systems preventing results from appearing on a provincial portal.
The issue was isolated to the drive-thru centre. Ontario Health says the issue is resolved. No positive tests were affected.
Source: TheSpec
1 community outbreak claimed on July 14. Community Living Hamilton-Mountain Residence has 1 staff tested positive for COVID-19.
Source: City of Hamilton
07-16 Thu Confirmed：865 (+4)
Hamilton has 0 new case for 2 consecutive days. This is the first time since June 8.
The current overall occupancy of HHS hospital is 85%.
Source: Data Analysis
07-15 Wed Confirmed：861 (+1)
Hamilton has 0 new confirmed case today, last 0 new case day was July 02. 5 or less COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in HHS hospital.
Source: Data Analysis
07-14 Tue Confirmed：860 (+2)
Hamilton is not moving to stage 3 and will remain in stage 2 with 9 other southern Ontario regions. No new confirmed case today, last 0 new case day was July 02.
Source: TheSpec
There are currently 5 or less COVID-19 patients hospitalized in HHS hospitals.
Source: HHS
07-13 Mon Confirmed：858 (-1)
Medical researchers are utilizing genetic technology and supercomputers to trace spread of COVID-19 in Canada. Genome Canada is administering the project, with six regional genomics agencies overseeing the work locally and biomedical labs like McMaster University's doing the testing and analysis.
Genetic sequencing discovered that COVID-19 in New York came from Europe, not China or Iran.
Source: CBC
07-12 Sun Confirmed：859 (+3)
Hamilton hospitals are free of COVID-19 patients for six days in a row.
Source: Data Analysis
07-11 Sat Confirmed：856 (+5)
Still no answers as to why there are COVID-19 test delays in Hamilton.
Source: TheSpec
07-10 Fri Confirmed：851 (+1)
Hamilton's board of health set to vote today on bylaw that would make masks mandatory. Draft of bylaw has $200 fine for those who don't cover their faces in enclosed spaces.
Source: CBC
Effective immediately, the ban on all non-essential outdoor water use has been LIFTED & residents are permitted to resume non-essential water use outdoors, including watering lawns, using sprinklers, filling large pools & washing cars.
Source: City of Hamilton
07-09 Thu Confirmed：850 (+3)
Hamiltonians are facing 13-day COVID test result delay, which prompted the premier to say 'something's wrong' Wednesday. But it's unclear what exactly is wrong and what's being done to fix it.
Source: TheSpec
The city will re-open most waterfalls in Hamilton next week, allowing day-trippers visit as long as they continue physical distancing.
Source: CBC
07-08 Wed Confirmed：847 (-1)
For the first time since March 31, Hamilton has 0 new confirmed case, 0 hospitalized COVID-19 patient and 0 death.
Source: Data Analysis
07-07 Tue Confirmed：848 (+2)
All COVID-19 patients have been discharged from St Joe's and HHS hospitals. This is the first time since March 31 when we first had the hospitalized patients data.
Source: Data Analysis
07-06 Mon Confirmed：846 (+5)
Hamilton Broadway actor Nick Cordero, 41, dies from COVID-19 complications.
Source: CBC
07-05 Sun Confirmed：844 (+3)
Public Health is asking the public to drink water, stay in the shade and air-conditioned environments, dress to protect from the heat, avoid vigorous activity and avoid leaving children and pets inside vehicles alone. Spray pads will continue to operate because of the heatwave.
Source: CBC
07-04 Sat Confirmed：841 (+4)
This morning, the City of Hamilton is announcing a mandatory ban on all non-essential outdoor water use across all parts of Hamilton.
Yesterday, the City issued voluntary restrictions on the use of non-essential water outdoors, such as watering lawns, using sprinklers, filling large pools and washing cars.
Today, these restrictions have been upgraded and are no longer considered voluntary.
Source: City of Hamilton
07-03 Fri Confirmed：837 (+5)
Hamilton and other GTHA mayors are calling on the province to make mask-wearing mandatory for “large municipalities.”
Source: TheSpec
The City of Hamilton is asking residents to limit their outdoor water usage in all parts of Hamilton until Monday, July 13. Residents are asked to voluntarily avoid non-essential outdoor water use, such as watering lawns, using sprinklers, or filling large pools, etc.
Source: City of Hamilton
07-02 Thu Confirmed：832 (+2)
The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in St. Joe's and HHS decreased from 15 on Tuesday to 3 today.
Source: Data Analysis
14 pools are reopening in Hamilton in July. Some rules have changed, please review important guidelines and stay safe.
1 . If you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 you require an appointment to get tested. Do not go to the pool. Book an appointment through:
Your doctor;
Hamilton Public Health Services at 905-974-9848, press 2.
2 . Pool capacities are reduced to facilitate physical distancing.
3 . All bathers will be permitted to swim for the time period admitted for. Every hour and a half the pool and change rooms will be evacuated to allow for disinfecting. Please review timed swims and pool schedules to plan accordingly.
4 . All participants will be required to answer screening questions before being admitted into the swim.
5 . Patrons are encouraged to come already changed and to shower at home.
6 . Goggles are encouraged.
7 . Permitted equipment: only PFD, puddle jumpers, goggles, small personal toys, water wings.
Not permitted: snorkels, balls, large floats.
8 . There will be limited space for personal belongings and lockers/baskets may not be available. Please only bring items with you that you need for the swim. The City of Hamilton is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
9 . Spectators/non bathers are not permitted on the pool deck. Limited alternative viewing areas may be available at some locations.
10 . All patrons will be required to maintain physical distance at all times with other patrons who are outside of their social circle.
11 . Limited amenities and lifejackets are available; slides, diving boards, spas, and warm pools are not available.
12 . Lost and found will be disposed of regularly.
13 . No re-entry will be permitted per swim.
Source: City of Hamilton
07-01 Wed Confirmed：830 (+1)
The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has initiated a HEAT WARNING beginning Thursday, July 2. The heat is expected to last into the weekend.
Source: City of Hamilton
06-30 Tue Confirmed：829 (+1)
62 people in Hamilton have COVID-19 right now. 15 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in St. Joe's or HHS hospitals.
Source: Data Analysis
Messages from the Mayor's office:
1 . When you're out in public, stay two metres away from other people.
2 . If you can't keep your distance, wear a mask.
3 . Wash your hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
4 . Avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose.
5 . Limit contact with people who are at higher risk, specifically older adults and those in poor health.
6 . If you have symptoms of COVID-19, book an appointment to get tested. You can do this through your doctor, or by calling Hamilton Public Health Services at 905-974-9848 and pressing 2.
Source: CBC
06-29 Mon Confirmed：828 (+2)
Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger tests negative for COVID-19.
Source: TheSpec
Yard sales in Hamilton are permitted, but crowds can't be bigger than 10.
Source: CBC
06-28 Sun Confirmed：826 (+7)
The mayor of Hamilton may be in self-isolation while awaiting the results of a test for COVID-19, but his absence hasn't affected the Hamilton's pandemic response, according to the director of the city's emergency operations centre.
The mayor's test came after he experienced several symptoms of the virus Thursday morning, according to his office.
Source: CBC
06-27 Sat Confirmed：819 (+5)
City of Hamilton has not released the latest data yet.
Source: Data Analysis
06-26 Fri Confirmed：814 (+4)
City of Hamilton reminds people in age between 20-29 to keep 2m physical distancing, since more people in this age have tested COVID-19 positive than any other age group.
Source: City of Hamilton
06-25 Thu Confirmed：810 (+5)
The city of Hamilton will host a one-hour broadcast special for Canada Day during the COVID-19 pandemic. The broadcast will feature JUNO award-winning and nominated artists The Dirty Nil, Tom Wilson, Terra Lightfoot, Queen Cee, John Ellison, Hamilton Children's Choir and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Brass Quintet.
The CHCH broadcast will air at 7 p.m next Wednesday.
Source: CBC
06-24 Wed Confirmed：805 (+7)
A resident of the Rosslyn Retirement Residence, an 87-year-old woman, died in hospital on June 23. 44 people in Hamilton have died of the virus, 16 of whom lived at the Rosslyn.
Source: CBC
In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Ontario government has extended the provincial Declaration of Emergency under s.7.0.7 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act to July 15, 2020.
Source: CBC
06-23 Tue Confirmed：798 (+5)
Ontario introduces new math curriculum for Grades 1-8 - the first update in 15 years!
The new math curriculum for Grades 1-8 will:
Build understanding of the value and use of money through mandatory financial literacy concepts;
For the first time, teach coding or computer programming skills starting in Grade 1 to improve problem solving and fluency with technology, to prepare students for jobs of the future;
Use relevant, current, and practical examples so students can connect math to everyday life;
Put a focus on fundamental math concepts and skills, such as learning and recalling number facts.
Source: Government of Ontario
A resident of the Rosslyn Retirement Residence, an 86-year-old man, died in hospital on June 20. 43 people in Hamilton have died of the virus, 15 of whom lived at the Rosslyn.
Source: CBC
Hamilton's census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, lost 10.7 per cent of its jobs, almost two-fifths of which were in manufacturing and accommodation and food services industries.
The unemployment rate during February and May is reported as 5.4, compared to 4.8 in January — but in May, the unemployment rate was almost double that at 10.3.
Source: CBC
06-22 Mon Confirmed：793 (+0)
Hamilton has 0 new confirmed case, 1 death today. 63% of positive cases in last 10 days are under 30 years old.
Source: Data Analysis
06-21 Sun Confirmed：793 (+2)
6/10 of new COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday are children and teens. 58% of positive cases in last 10 days are under 30 years old.
Source: Data Analysis
06-20 Sat Confirmed：791 (+10)
Hamilton has 10 new confirmed cases today, the highest number in last 15 days. Hamilton entered Stage 2 yesterday, social distancing is still important.
Source: Data Analysis
The Ontario government released its safety plan for the resumption of class for the 2020-21 school year.
1 . Normal school day routine with enhanced public health protocols.
2 . Modified school day routine - a limit of 15 students and a single teacher in a typical classroom at one time. Alternate day or alternate week delivery to a segment of the class at one time.
3 . At home learning
Source: Government of Ontario
06-19 Fri Confirmed：781 (+1)
Hamilton enters Stage 2 today.
Hamiltonians can have "social circles" of up to 10 people including family and friends.
Have to wear a mask on transit unless you're under the age of two, have trouble breathing or can't get the mask off without help.
Haircuts, spas, malls can open.
Restaurant patios are open, reservations are needed.
Spray pads and beaches will open.
Source: CBC
06-18 Thu Confirmed：780 (+9)
A total of 17 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in St. Joes and HHS hospitals. This is the lowest number in 70 days since April 8th.
Source: Data Analysis
McMaster University researcher Dr. Mark Loeb can't even buy N95 masks to get critical study to determine whether health-care workers need surgical masks or N95 respirators to protect them when caring for COVID-19 patients. The researcher was awarded $625,000 by Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Juravinski Research Institute has given $300,000. But the study is short thousands of N95 respirators.
Source: TheSpec
06-17 Wed Confirmed：771 (+7)
13 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. Hospitalized COVID-19 patients in St. Joseph's Healthcare dropped 81.25%.
Source: Data Analysis
06-16 Tue Confirmed：764 (+2)
The Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA) has issued an order to revoke the licence of the Rosslyn Retirement Residence in Hamilton.
Source: CBC
06-15 Mon Confirmed：762 (+0)
Hamilton is allowed to ease COVID-19 restrictions and will enter stage 2 on Friday.
Source: CBC
06-14 Sun Confirmed：762 (+8)
Child care in Hamilton will take weeks to return, said 2 major daycare operators. In the COVID-19 response update Friday, Hamilton’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, said the city will be requiring inspections for all 234 child-care locations as part of its guidelines to reopen.
Source: TheSpec
06-13 Sat Confirmed：754 (+6)
A breakdown of the confirmed cases among health-care workers as of Wednesday shows personal support workers and nurses account for nearly 60% of the 180 cases.
Of those cases, nearly 90% (51 of 57) are nurses and 85% (41 of 48) of the people infected were women. Woman made up roughly 82% of the total number of cases.
Health officials in Hamilton are hopeful the city will be able to enter Stage 2 of the province's reopening plan next week, but the next few days are crucial.
Source: CBC
06-12 Fri Confirmed：748 (+4)
Nearly half of Hamilton’s cases have been in the lower city (population 173,400) which has had 342 people infected.
Over 1/4 of cases have been on Hamilton Mountain (population 157,000), with 199 cases.
More than 1/10 cases have been in Stoney Creek (population 69,500), with 93 infected cases.
Source: TheSpec
06-11 Thu Confirmed：744 (+4)
All institutional outbreaks and community outbreaks in Hamilton have been claimed over. The last institutional outbreak at Hamilton General Hospital – 8W COVID Unit was declared over on June 10.
Source: Data Analysis
Hamilton libraries to begin offering curbside pickup of on-hold items. Library users can pick up items for 2 family members or friends during appointments.
Source: CBC
06-10 Wed Confirmed：740 (+2)
McMaster University answered students' question about why tuition rates are not being reduced even though learning for the fall is moving online.
"Our investment in and commitment to delivering the very best teaching and learning to our students is unchanged; in fact, at McMaster we are investing significantly in the online learning experience by bolstering our resources to better serve our students and faculty."
Source: McMaster University
Hamilton daycares won't open for at least another week as the city waits for the province to release more details.
Source: CBC
Hamilton to make masks 'mandatory' for HSR bus riders starting June 22.
Source: TheSpec
06-09 Tue Confirmed：738 (+3)
Current pandemic restrictions will remain largely in place in Hamilton as most of Ontario moves on to the next stage of reopening. Places with ongoing community spread of COVID-19 — like Hamilton — are also causing concern federally, with Canada’s chief public health officer calling them the nation’s “trouble spots.”
Two restrictions are easing up provincewide, including in Hamilton:
1 . Starting from June 12 up to 10 people will be permitted to gather, double the current 5. However, physical distancing is still required.
2 . Places of worship are also allowed to open Friday, but at 30 per cent of the building’s capacity.
Source: TheSpec
06-08 Mon Confirmed：735 (+8)
Extreme heat will bring Hamilton into the high 30s according to Environment Canada. The weather agency issued a heat warning on Monday as a hot air mass is poised to enter the area. It could feel as hot as 36 degrees with the humidity Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday night lows will be between 20 and 22 C. "With increasing humidity on Wednesday, humidex values are expected to creep in the mid to high 30s," read the warning.
Source: CBC
Hamilton, the Niagara region, Haldimand-Norfolk and Burlington will have to wait before entering Stage 2 of Ontario's plan to loosen COVID-19 restrictions. Premier Doug Ford spoke to media on Monday and said public health is taking a regional approach, which would allow some parts of the province to resume, while others hold off until their numbers lower.
Source: CBC
06-07 Sun Confirmed：727 (+0)
For the first time, Hamilton has no new confirmed cases for two consecutive days.
Only 1 current institutional outbreak left: Hamilton General Hospital – 8W COVID Unit.
Source: Data Analysis
06-06 Sat Confirmed：727 (+0)
Hamilton has 0 new confirmed cases today which is the first time in 20 days.
18.55% of confirmed cases are in age group of 20-29. The percentage is the highest in all age groups.
Source: Data Analysis
Hamilton's Medical Officer of Health Dr. Elizabeth Richardson says 43% of the people diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 10 days are aged 20 to 29. Richardson says people in that age group — particularly on the younger end — seem to be falling out of habits like hand washing, mask wearing and staying two metres apart from each other. Hamilton Public Health Services is about to launch a new campaign to convince them to do otherwise.
Source: CBC
06-05 Fri Confirmed：727 (+19)
An employee at Lowe's location on Barton Street has tested positive for COVID-19. The store was closed on June 2nd for 'extensive cleaning and disinfecting'.
Source: CBC
An employee at the Ancaster Walmart on 1051 Garner Rd. tested positive for the COVID-19 on June 3.
Source: TheSpec
06-04 Thu Confirmed：708 (+9)
Hamilton Public Health confirmed Thursday that an 86-year-old woman and an 87-year-old woman, both from the Rosslyn Retirement Residence, died in hospital Wednesday.
Source: TheSpec
A new survey conducted by Public Polling on behalf of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) and CUPE Ontario, shows that four out of five think Ontario needs to better protect health care workers from the virus.
half of all respondents believe the provincial government should move long-term care residents who are sick with COVID to hospital, and nearly four out of five want to see testing “significantly increased” in the province.
The poll included responses from 503 adults in the Hamilton-Niagara area. It was conducted by phone from May 4 to May 9.
Source: TheSpec
A source implied that domestic manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) in Canada have only completed less than 1/4 of government orders due to the insufficient production capacity.
Source: Data Analysis
An employee at Hamilton Mountain FreshCo located at 601 Upper Gage Ave tested positive for COVID-19. The employee last worked on May 25 and the result was posted on May 30.
Source: TheSpec
06-03 Wed Confirmed：699 (+9)
10 workers on in-patient unit that cares for COVID-19 patients at Hamilton General Hospital are now infected with the virus themselves. The outbreak started on May 23 on the 9 West in-patient unit.
Source: TheSpec
Lincoln Alexander Parkway will be closed, on direction at a time, for a whole weekend in each direction starting Friday.
The eastbound lanes from Golf Links Road to the Upper Red Hill Valley Parkway off ramp will be closed from Friday at 1 p.m. to Sunday at 11 p.m.
The westbound side will close from the Red Hill Valley Parkway to Highway 403 between Friday, June 12 at 1 p.m. and Sunday June 14 at 11 p.m.
Source: CBC
06-02 Tue Confirmed：690 (+12)
Keep wearing masks and social distancing can help control the coronavirus, a new study from McMaster University says, also hand washing and other measures are still needed.
Researchers concluded single-layer cloth masks are less effective than surgical masks, while tight-fitting N95 masks provide the best protection. A distance of 1 metre (more than 3 feet) between people lowers the danger of catching the virus, while 2 metres (about 6 1/2 feet) is even better. Eye protection such as eyeglasses or goggles can help too.
Source: CBC McMaster University
Hamilton and Burlington will likely have tighter COVID-19 restrictions in place longer than other parts of the province, said Ontario Premier Doug Ford. The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) will reopen later than other regions in Ontario due to higher COVID-19 numbers.
Source: TheSpec
06-01 Mon Confirmed：678 (+2)
Ontario is extending infectious disease emergency leave for workers during COVID-19. The new regulation will protect employees from permanent layoffs and businesses from potential closures.
The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario estimates that about 2.2 million Ontario employees were directly affected by pandemic-related shutdowns, through either job losses (1.1 million), temporary layoffs or sharply reduced hours (1.1 million) in 2020.
Source: Government of Ontario
05-31 Sun Confirmed：676 (+5)
Hamilton Public Health declared the outbreak at The Rosslyn Retirement House — which began on May 10 — over as of May 29. But that doesn't mean everyone who contracted the virus there has recovered and the number of active cases is unclear. Based on the provincial definition, an outbreak is deemed over when there are no new cases or evidence of transmission at a facility during a period of 14 days. The Rosslyn was emptied, so no new cases have appeared in the facility.
Source: CBC
05-30 Sat Confirmed：671 (+4)
Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, issued the following statement on electricity rate relief measures during the COVID-19 outbreak.
"As Ontarians continue to work and learn from home, we are extending the suspension of time-of-use price to provide consumers with greater stability and predictability with their electricity bills.
To extend this support responsibly, we will introduce a fixed electricity price, known as the COVID-19 Recovery Rate, of 12.8 cents per kWh, which will be automatically applied to all time-of-use customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This fixed electricity price will be in place from June 1 - October 31, 2020. "
Source: Government of Ontario
05-29 Fri Confirmed：667 (+10)
There were 185 people in Hamilton who had COVID-19 on Thursday, down from the roughly 240 active cases the city had when the pandemic was at its peak here.
Source: CBC
On Thursday, Hamilton public health reported the city’s 35th COVID death involves an 87-year-old woman who died in hospital Wednesday. She lived in the Hamilton community. 8 other recent COVID-19 deaths in hospital were residents of The Rosslyn.
Source: TheSpec
05-28 Thu Confirmed：657 (+4)
A staff of Husky gas station at the Upper Ottawa Street location was tested positive for COVID-19. The staff last worked on May 18. The gas station is closed.
Source: TheSpec
St. Joseph’s Healthcare will slowly start to bring back elective procedures starting from May 29 as it already has a “huge backlog” of postponed care. Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) also plans to start booking appointments “as soon as possible” but it hasn’t given an exact date.
Source: TheSpec
05-27 Wed Confirmed：653 (+12)
Emergency orders have been extended until June 9, 2020. Current emergency orders include the closure of outdoor playgrounds, play structures and equipment, public swimming pools and outdoor water facilities, as well as bars and restaurants except for takeout and delivery. Additionally, there continues to be restrictions on social gatherings of more than five people, and staff redeployment rules remain in place for long-term care homes and congregate settings like retirement homes and women's shelters.
"To build on the progress we have made to contain COVID-19, people should continue to follow these simple public health guidelines, practise physical distancing, wear a mask when it is a challenge to physical distance, and wash their hands regularly. If you think you have COVID-19 or may have been exposed to the virus, go to an assessment centre and get tested. Please stay safe." Said Premier Doug Ford.
Source: Government of Ontario
A total of 49 staff within the HHS network have tested positive for the virus as of Monday. At least 47 staff in the unit have tested negative. How the outbreak started is still unclear.
Source: CBC
05-26 Tue Confirmed：641 (+1)
One resident of The Rosslyn Retirement Residence, a 95-year-old woman died of COVID-19 in hospital on May 23.
Source: CBC
There are now 7 confirmed COVID-19 cases among staff working in the COVID-19 inpatient unit at Hamilton General Hospital. The infected staff include 4 registered nurses, a registered practical nurse and a business clerk.
Source: CBC
05-25 Mon Confirmed：640 (+9)
Another resident of The Rosslyn Retirement Residence, 85-year-old man died of COVID-19 Monday morning.
Source: TheSpec
David Farrar, the president of McMaster University announced today that classes for the entire fall term will be online.
Source: McMaster University
2 more staff members who work in Hamilton General Hospital's COVID-19 unit are now infected with the virus. At least six in total now. It's unclear how the front-line workers contracted the virus, but none of them displayed serious symptoms.
Source: CBC
The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has initiated a HEAT WARNING beginning May 25. Heat Warnings stay in effect until they are cancelled or escalated to an Extended Heat Warning.
Source: City of Hamilton
05-24 Sun Confirmed：631 (+12)
Hamilton Health Sciences declared the outbreak late on Saturday after four staff members at COVID-19 inpatient unit tested positive starting on Friday. The four employees work in Unit 8 West, where all patients were confirmed to have COVID-19. The unit remains open.
Source: TheSpec
Emergency room doctors at Hamilton General Hospital say they are concerned that more patients are delaying hospital visits out of fear they could contact COVID-19 during their stay — and when they do arrive, they're sicker than they should be.
Source: CBC
Hamilton gyms will limit how many people can exercise at once, remove some machines and have trainers wear face shields.
Source: CBC
05-23 Sat Confirmed：619 (+13)
New openings as of Friday: skate parks, tennis courts, pickleball courts and municipal golf courses — as long as people stay two metres away from each other. Anyone who's paid for a summer camp will be refunded.
As for transit, the "new reality" stage opens up the service for travel that isn't essential. Bus drivers will have masks, and riders will be encouraged to wear masks when they can't keep a two-metre distance. The maximum number of people who can ride a bus right now is 10.
Source: CBC
Ontario reported 441 additional cases of COVID-19 on Friday, a third straight day of increasing new daily cases after the province officially entered its first phase of reopening earlier this week. New cases have been trending upward for 10 days.
Source: CBC
Hamilton has 122 completed tests, 13 new confirmed cases, 7 probable cases, 2 resolved, 2 deaths, 5 current institutional outbreaks.
Source: Data Analysis
05-22 Fri Confirmed：606 (+8)
6 institutional outbreaks are occurring today, compared to yesterday the number dropped 25% and compared with the day before yesterday's data it dropped 50%. Total COVID-19 cases at The Rosslyn is still 84 including 64 residents and 20 staff.
Hamilton's COVID-19 Media Briefing this afternoon updated The Rosslyn's residents cases from 64 to 66.
Source: Data Analysis
05-21 Thu Confirmed：598 (+3)
In order to assist people and reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health released the following face covering recommendations:
+ Wear your face covering safely and snugly to cover your nose and mouth, without any gaps. Ensure your face covering is made of at least two layers of tightly woven material and can be cleaned multiple times without losing its shape;
+ Medical masks, such as surgical and N95 masks, should be reserved for use by health care workers, those providing direct care, first responders and individuals who are ill and must leave their home for essential reasons such as seeking medical care, picking up medication or groceries;
+ Face coverings should not be placed on or used by children under the age of two; anyone who has trouble breathing; and anyone who is unable to remove it without assistance.
Source: Government of Ontario
05-20 Wed Confirmed：595 (+3)
This month parents are receiving extra support through the CCB. You could receive $300 extra per child this month to help the family with expenses during the pandemic. And in July, CCB payments will increase once again.
"Families that are entitled to receive the CCB for April 2020 and still have an eligible child in their care in May 2020 will get up to $300 extra per child as part of their regular May 2020 payment. This is a one-time increase to the May CCB payment for the 2019-20 benefit year (July 2019 to June 2020)."
Source: Employment and Social Development of Canada
Provincial regulator says Rosslyn failed to protect residents from neglect, follow infection prevention. Sixty-three people who were living at the home tested positive for COVID-19 as of Tuesday, along with 20 staff members. Two residents have died.
Source: CBC
A man with COVID-19 was left behind Friday when the entire Rosslyn Retirement Residence in Hamilton was emptied because of the COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. The man's family had repeatedly insisted he hadn't been transferred to hospital with the others and was still in the building. One day later, around 7:30pm Saturday, the man was found alone in his room. The mistake happened probably due to the health-care workers who were called in to help didn't have a master list of residents.
Source: CBC
05-19 Tue Confirmed：592 (+6)
The Ontario government is looking at creating an in-person summer-school pilot project in an area with a low number of COVID-19 cases and will also boost online course offerings for students across the province in July and August. The idea of the summer school pilot is to find the safest way to resume classes amid the ongoing coronavirus threat.
Source: TheSpec
Schools in Ontario will remain closed until September. Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday that the province is cancelling in-person learning for the school year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: CBC
Canada, U.S. extends border shutdown to non-essential travel to June 21.
Source: TheSpec
05-18 Mon Confirmed：586 (+8)
According to Hamilton Public Health, the total COVID-19 cases at The Rosslyn Retirement Home has been updated to 83, including 64 resident cases and 19 staff cases. 3 more resident cases were added to the total.
The latest COVID-19 death, a 60-year-old man, was reported Saturday. The death was not related to any institutional outbreak in the city.
Source: TheSpec
05-17 Sun Confirmed：578 (+0)
The Rosslyn Retirement Home has 80 total cases today including 61 resident cases and 19 staff cases.
Source: Data Analysis
A staff member of Hamilton Health Science who was in isolation for 3 weeks with COVID-19 is now asymptomatic and returned to work despite still having a positive test result. Medical science says the person is safe to return and the positive test after having COVID-19 is just a sign they had been sick. Some workers in the hospital network think the employee should stay at home until they test negative.
Source: CBC
52 residents from The Rosslyn Retirement Home were transferred to Hamilton hospitals. 27 were sent to St. Joe’s and 25 to Hamilton General Hospital. 2 other residents are staying with family or friends. By Saturday the 64-bed retirement home was empty. The director of the city's emergency operations centre Paul Johnson described the situation at the Rosslyn as a "crisis" on Friday.
05-16 Sat Confirmed：578 (+57)
Hamilton has 57 confirmed new cases, marking the highest single-day increase in positive cases. The second highest was 30 cases on April 16, a month ago. In one day, positive cases in age over 80 increased 30% to a total of 99. Confirmed cases in age between 65-79 increased 18% to a total of 90. This is the first time the number of cases with age over 80 exceeds the number of the age between 65-79 since April 25.
Today, Hamilton has 194 completed tests, 1 death and 3 resolved cases.
Source: Data Analysis
49 residents and 13 staff were tested positive, 16 test results are still pending at Rosslyn Retirement Residence near Gage Park. A resident, 70-year-old man died of COVID-19 in hospital on Thursday. 35 patients has been transferred to St. Joseph Healthcare Hamilton's Charlton site and 29 patients were transferred to Hamilton General Hospital. The outbreak was declared on May 10 at the 64-bed home, and developed rapidly to a crisis in 5 days.
An inspection on April 15 identified the Rosslyn as a facility that was "inadequately prepared to respond to a case or outbreak of COVID-19." Public Health Services sent an order to Rosslyn Retirement Residence to improve its infection controls on April 17. Public Health Services also warned the Rosslyn of potential staffing issues.
Source: CBC
05-15 Fri Confirmed：521 (+14)
For the first time, Hamilton's daily new positive cases keep rising for 4 days in a row. In today's COVID-19 media briefing, Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton's medical officer of health, emphasized physical distancing is critically important. The province announced Ontario's first stage of reopening begins May 19. Some families are preparing to celebrate the long weekend, e.g. some golf courses were booked up within 25 minutes. Considering the daily new confirmed cases in Hamilton, probably it is not the time to forget about the social distancing. For consecutive 4 four days, the new confirmed cases are rising, 0 on Tuesday (May 12), 10 on Wednesday, 12 on Thursday and 14 on Friday. This situation has never happened before in Hamilton. Please be very careful about the potential community outbreaks and stay safe.
Source: Data Analysis
05-14 Thu Confirmed：507 (+12)
An 81-year-old woman from the community died of COVID-19 on May 11. She is the seventh person from the community to die. The rest have all been in outbreaks.
Source: TheSpec
Hamilton Health Sciences workers will protest outside of Hamilton General Hospital on Thursday to support co-workers who aren't getting a pay raise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: CBC
05-13 Wed Confirmed：495 (+10)
Hamilton's COVID-19 death rate is among the lowest in the province. Hamilton had 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people, the number for Ontario is 11.4 and for Canada is 13.2. The number for other Ontario municipalities: York Region (11.4), Niagara (12), Peel Region (13.7), Ottawa (15.6), Waterloo (17.1), Toronto (19.9) and Haldimand-Norfolk (27.3).
Source: TheSpec
Hamilton has lost roughly 8,500 jobs during COVID-19 according to a new report from the Conference Board of Canada. But it predicts the city is poised to see a strong recovery. Hamilton's GDP is set to decline by 3.2% this year but will jump by 6%.
Source: CBC
Public Health Ontario (PHO) says it believes a bad chemical reagent caused 18 false positive cases involving five Hamilton seniors’ homes. “Initial investigation suggests the false positives were the result of a contaminated PCR reagent (which tests for COVID-19) from one of the vendors that supplies the PHO laboratory.” said Janet Wong, a Public Health Ontario spokesperson.
Source: TheSpec
05-12 Tue Confirmed：485 (-4)
For the second time, Hamilton does not have any new confirmed COVID-19 case. Total confirmed cases reduced by 4, probably due to potential false positive tests. 78 completed tests, 10 resolved, 4 more patients in the hospital. Cases of age over 80 dropped by 4.
Source: Data Analysis
Hamilton conservation areas including Christie Lake, Dundas Valley, Eramosa Karst, Fifty Point, Fletcher Creek, Valens Lake and Westfield Heritage Village will reopen for passive use this Wednesday. The partial reopening means washrooms, gatehouses, pavilions and other buildings remain closed — but you are now allowed to walk, hike or bike the listed conservation areas. Most narrow hiking trails and conservation areas with waterfalls attached are still off-limits.
Source: TheSpec
05-11 Mon Confirmed：489 (+6)
Heritage Green Nursing Home and Wentworth Lodge have not declared the end of outbreak, however their total resident/patient cases and total staff cases are 0 already.
All outbreaks at different St. Joseph's Healthcare campuses declared over.
Blackadar Continuing Care Centre and The Rosslyn declared outbreak on May 10.
Source: Data Analysis
McMaster University's medical school is using a lottery system to determine the fate of some 430 applicants amid the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 5,000 people applied to the program at Michael G. DeGroote medical school. 552 applicants would get an interview. The top 100 pre-interview ranked applicants will receive an offer into the doctor of medicine program (MD). Between about 5 and 20 Indigenous applicants will also receive offers through a separate stream. For the roughly 430 remaining applicants, chance will determine if they get an offer, as the school will randomly select students. The school says it isn't an 'open lottery' and the roughly 430 students are mostly equally qualified.
Source: CBC
05-10 Sun Confirmed：483 (-4)
For the first time, Hamilton does not have any new confirmed COVID-19 case. The total confirmed cases dropped by 4. 11 resolved cases, 1 patient has been discharged from hospital.
Source: Data Analysis
Fortinos says an employee at its Dundurn Street store has tested positive for COVID-19 last Friday. The employee hasn't been in the building since May 3. The store reopened Saturday morning.
Source: CBC
05-09 Sat Confirmed：487 (+4)
Institutional Outbreaks in Hamilton dropped by 55% from 11 down to 5.
Source: Data Analysis
Hamilton city councillor for Ward 2, Jason Farr, is putting forward a motion to allow restaurants to expand patios into roads, parking lots this summer.
Source: TheSpec
Mohawk College will have more than 70% of its courses delivered remotely and through a virtual module this coming September due to COVID-19.
Source: TheSpec
05-08 Fri Confirmed：483 (+14)
Hamilton has 14 new confirmed cases today, the highest of the last 13 days. Among these new cases, 1 case is between the age of 5-19, 5 cases in age 20-44, 7 cases in age 45-64, 1 case in age 65-79. For the age distribution, age 20-44 has 166 positive cases, the highest in all age groups. Age 45-64 has 162 cases, the second most positive cases.
Source: Data Analysis
McMaster University is expecting fewer international students, more deferred acceptance offers and online teaching for the thousands who are attending in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic created a vast uncertainty. What September will look like will begin to become clear June 1, the date by which students must accept or decline their offers.
Source: CBC
Mayor Fred Eisenberger has announced. that the Hamilton Waterfront Trail, between Confederation Park and the Burlington Lift Bridge, will reopen on Saturday. Beginning Saturday, parking lots adjacent to parks will be reopened, giving people easier access to city green spaces and outdoor activities.
Examples of activities that are permitted in Hamilton's parks in groups of up to five people or members from the same household include:
• Playing catch, kicking a ball.
• Letting young kids run around.
• Walking or running on a track within a park.
• Having a picnic or playing on the grass, your own lawn chair or a blanket.
• Personal yoga practice — not a group class.
• Kite flying.
• Personal fitness — push-ups, sprinting, lunges, etc.
Source: CBC
The Hamilton metropolitan area lost 18,000 jobs between March and April, according to the latest labour force survey released Friday by Statistics Canada.
Source: TheSpec
05-07 Thu Confirmed：469 (+7)
Total occurring outbreaks dropped 40% from 15 on April 29, the highest, to 9. The total outbreak related cases is 32 today, including 17 patients/residents, 15 staff. The total outbreak related cases dropped 75% from the highest 130 on April 30.
Source: Data Analysis
Two areas around Hamilton - Brant and Haldimand-Norfolk - haven't had a new case of COVID-19 in three days, and Burlington has only had two. Two people died in Hamilton on May 4, an 81-year-old resident of Cardinal Retirement Residence, and an 83-year-old patient at St. Peter's Hospital.
Source: CBC
05-06 Wed Confirmed：462 (+9)
Premier Doug Ford says that as of Friday at 12:01 a.m., all nurseries and garden centres can open — not just curb side pick-up. Hardware stores can fully open on Saturday. All retail stores with a street entrance can reopen for curb side pick-up on Monday. That means shoes, clothes, etc.
Source: TheSpec
Ontario is extending a period of lower hydro rates as well as its emergency orders for another two weeks, to May 19. The orders, which were set to expire today, include the closure of non-essential businesses, the prohibition of public gatherings of more than five people, and the closure of outdoor amenities such as playgrounds.
Source: TheSpec
05-05 Tue Confirmed：453 (+2)
Hamilton has 2 new confirmed cases today which is the fewest in 13 days since April 23. 157 completed tests, 10 resolved, 3 discharged from hospital. 19 outbreak related resident/patient cases, 22 outbreak related staff cases, 1 community - Wesley Supportive Housing declared the outbreak was over on May 04.
Source: Data Analysis
Today is World Hand Hygiene Day. Hamilton Health Science's Hand Hygiene Coordinator has been working extra hard lately to educate staff and patients about proper hand washing.
The Hand Hygiene Coordinator works with staff across HHS to review whether they follow hand hygiene standards. She prepares reports for leaders that outline key indicators so they can address them at their team huddles as they talk about new improvement opportunities. Working with members of the infection prevention and control team to create educational material that supports staff and patients.
Source: HHS
05-04 Mon Confirmed：451 (+4)
An 82-year-old man who lived in the community has died of COVID-19 in hospital on May 03. He is the sixth death that is not associated with an outbreak. Of Hamilton's deaths, 13 have been in seniors' homes and 2 have been at Emmanuel House Hospice.
Source: TheSpec
1) Hamilton has modified the number of total tests completed from yesterday's 5450 to today's 5021, decreased by 429. The reason for this modification is unknown.
2) The number of cases who are patients/residents in facility with an active outbreak dropped from yesterday's 67 to 23. The ratio of outbreak related patients/residents to total cases dropped from 15% to 5%.
3) Cardinal Retirement Residence declared the outbreak was over on May 03.
Source: Data Analysis
05-03 Sun Confirmed：447 (+7)
5 long term care homes in Hamilton have had COVID-19 outbreaks including:
Heritage Green Nursing Home in Stoney Creek (May 01 second outbreak);
St. Elizabeth's Villa on the east Mountain (April 28);
Grace Villa on the east Mountain (April 27);
St. Joseph’s Villa in Dundas (April 24);
Cardinal Retirement Residence (April 01).
Source: Data Analysis
05-02 Sat Confirmed：440 (+8)
Three residents at Heritage Green have tested positive for COVID-19. The outbreak at the long term home was declared over on April 27. The outbreak at Heritage Green was the first institutional outbreak in Hamilton.
Source: TheSpec
Research study finds no cases of COVID-19 in Hamilton shelters
Source: TheSpec
05-01 Fri Confirmed：432 (+8)
The most recent COVID-19 death was an 82-year-old man who lived in the community and died in hospital Tuesday. The city’s COVID-19 death toll now stands at 20, 4.63% of 432 confirmed cases.
Source: TheSpec
Hamilton has 731 completed tests today, the most daily completed tests ever, 8 resolved, 2 more hospitalized patients, no death. A community outbreak at Good Shepard Men’s Centre had ended on April 30, outbreak related cases dropped from 130 to 115 by 12%.
Source: Data Analysis
04-30 Thu Confirmed：424 (+4)
More than 200 Hamilton first responders have been quarantined due to possible exposure to COVID-19, yet just five have tested positive. None got the virus as a result of their duties. Despite dozens of sidelined police officers, firefighters and paramedics since the coronavirus hit in March, emergency response leaders say they have kept the front lines fully staffed and available through use of part-time staff or overtime to respond to the demand for emergency services.
Source: TheSpec
Hamilton had about $14.72 million left over from last year's operating budget, but city's head of finance says it's still not enough to cover the costs of COVID-19. If it put every penny of that toward Hamilton's pandemic response, it would still be short the estimated $22.8 million in COVID-19 costs expected to the end of May.
Source: CBC
04-29 Wed Confirmed：420 (+4)
Hamilton has 4 new confirmed cases today, 574 completed tests, the ratio of confirmed cases to completed tests is 0.697%. Yesterday, Hamilton had 12 confirmed cases, 218 completed tests, the ratio was 5.505%, about 8 times of today's ratio.
Source: Data Analysis
The first long-term care home outbreak of COVID-19 in Hamilton was over on April 27. Hamilton Public Health Services announced the first confirmed COVID-19 case at Heritage Green Nursing Home in Stoney Creek on March 18. Four residents have died.
Deaths at Hamilton long-term care homes are as follows:
● Cardinal: 7 deaths.
● Emmanuel House: 2 deaths.
● Dundurn Place: 2 deaths.
● Heritage Green: 4 deaths.
Source: CBC
04-28 Tue Confirmed：416 (+12)
Two more employees at ArcelorMittal Dofasco have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent weeks, bringing the total number of confirmed cases among people working at the Hamilton steelmaker to four.
Source: CBC
Hamilton starts to map out how it will gradually get back to a new normal after the peak of COVID-19. The province’s framework set out three stages to reopening businesses and public spaces. 2 to 4 weeks per stage, 6 weeks to 3 months in total. The stages start when 4 key conditions are met.
1. Consistent drop in the number of new daily cases over 2 or 4 weeks, a decrease in those cases that can't be traced to a source, fewer patients in hospital.
2. Building sufficient capacity in incident tracking, including the ability to reach 90 per cent of new COVID-19 contacts within a day.
3. Building sufficient capacity in the health-care system.
4. Building sufficient capacity in the public health.
Source: TheSpec
04-27 Mon Confirmed：404 (+8)
Hamilton does not have any death caused by COVID-19 in last 5 days. The number of the average new confirmed cases in last 10 days is 9. The average of resolved cases in last 10 days is 7.2.
Source: Data Analysis
Ontario's publicly funded schools will remain closed until at least May 31. According to Education Minister Stephen Lecce who announced decision on Sunday. The government decided in consultation with the province’s chief medical officer of health.
Source: Ontario.ca
04-26 Sun Confirmed：396 (+9)
Hamilton hospitals launch virtual care with senior homes to prevent more seniors from contracting the virus or spreading it to hospitals. Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) and St. Joseph's Healthcare fast-tracked the launch of the virtual care program in 27 of the city's elderly care homes. Through iPads and laptops, personal support workers and nurses in the city's senior care homes have 24-7 access to a team of 14 on-call emergency physicians who can provide expert assessments of ill residents. Currently, Hamilton has 3 outbreaks in senior homes, 5 outbreaks in hospitals.
Source: CBC Hamilton.ca
Medical students from McMaster University and the University of Toronto have started a campaign called 3D PPE for GTHA to create 3D-printed face shields for front-line health-care workers in hospitals and community medical clinics in Hamilton, Toronto and the Niagara Region.
Source: TheSpec
04-25 Sat Confirmed：387 (+23)
Compared to the current number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, 364, with the number on April 7th, 183, it doubled in 17 days. It only took 8 days to double the number from 91 on March 30 to 183 on 7th April.
According to Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton's medical officer of health, during a media briefing Friday. The number of COVID-19 cases in Hamilton is taking a month to double now, which suggests the city is "in that flat part" of the curve.
Source: Data Analysis CBC
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre (HWDC), the jail on Barton street, after an inmate tested positive for the virus.
Source: CBC
Staff work on the COVID-19 unit at St. Joseph's Healthcare tested positive of COVID-19 on Friday. St. Joseph's also has staff infected at the West 5th campus and on a medical unit at the hospital on Charlton Avenue East.
Source: TheSpec
04-24 Fri Confirmed：364 (+5)
20,000 high quality surgical face masks are donated to Hamilton Health Sciences by 75 Chinese students of McMaster University and their parents.
Source: Twitter
On a year-over-year basis, in March, The Consumer Price Index (CPI) of Canada rose 0.9%. Consumer price growth decelerated the most since September 2006. Growth in service prices slowed to 2.0%. Energy prices fell 11.6%. Ontario's electricity prices declined by 1.4%.
Source: Statistics Canada
Hamilton’s paramedic service is the first in Ontario to have an infectious disease team dedicated to responding to COVID-19 patients. About 25 Hamilton paramedics out of the nearly 400 on the service applied for the COVID-19 edition, with a final group selected to provide 24-7 coverage on two-person teams. Their first shift started last Sunday.
Source: TheSpec
04-23 Thu Confirmed：359 (+11)
Hamilton has completed 221 COVID-19 tests today, 5 resolved, 1 less probable case, no death.
Source: Hamilton.ca
Hamilton Public Health officials ordered 5 retirement homes, 3 residential care facilities and 4 homes that offer both residential and retirement care in Hamilton to improve infection controls.
Source: CBC
04-22 Wed Confirmed：348 (+0)
Hamilton has zero new confirmed COVID-19 case today. This is the second time without any new case since March 22. Last time Hamilton had 0 new confirmed case was April 14.
Source: Hamilton.ca
4 institutional outbreaks and 3 community outbreaks are occurring in Hamilton. Among 100 outbreak-related cases, 70 are residents or patients, 30 are the staff.
Source: Hamilton.ca
An employee at the Shoppers Drug Mart in the Hamilton Mountain Plaza was tested positive for COVID-19 on April 20. The infected employee has not been in the store since April 9 and did not show any symptoms while at work. Team members who worked closely with this employee are now at home in self-isolation.
Source: CBC
04-21 Tue Confirmed：348 (+24)
Hamilton Health Sciences has declared an outbreak at an inpatient unit at its St. Peter’s Hospital site after a patient tested positive for the virus Monday. The outbreak is in the 3 West Palliative Care Unit, which it has now closed to admissions.
Source: GlobalNews
Hamilton declared an outbreak in Good Shepherd housing.
Source: TheSpec
04-20 Mon Confirmed：324 (+3)
3 more Hamilton-area long term care COVID-19 deaths over weekend.
Source: TheSpec
Make your own face shield - Apple released an instruction on how to fabricate your own face shield.
"These manufacturing instructions should only be used by an expert. Manufacturing the face shields requires professional level expertise in manufacturing and design, and should only be done by professional engineers or machinists in a factory environment."
You can download the design files here.
Source: Apple
04-19 Sun Confirmed：321 (+5)
A 67-year-old man and 86-year-old woman staying at the hospice on Stinson Street died on April 15 and 17 respectively because of COVID-19, according to public health.
Source: CBC
Hamilton hospitals are clearing beds to prepare for COVID-19 onslaught by drastically reducing surgery.
Source: TheSpec
04-18 Sat Confirmed：316 (+2)
94 (29%) of the total number of cases in Hamilton are outbreak-related. 62 (66%) are residents or patients, 31 (33%) are staff. 76 (81%) are symptomatic individuals and 17 (18%) are asymptomatic individuals.
Source: Hamilton.ca
04-17 Fri Confirmed：314 (+13)
HWDSB is distributing roughly 6,000 tablets, laptops or other devices to students this week to help with e-learning as COVID-19 keeps classrooms closed. An additional 1,000 students will also get devices with Internet access next week.
Source: CBC
04-16 Thu Confirmed：301 (+30)
Hamilton announced to open a new drive-through COVID-19 testing centre on the mountain at 25 Hester St. out of Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena this weekend. It will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Friday to Sunday.
Source: CHCH
04-15 Wed Confirmed：271 (+15)
McMaster University set to begin two clinical trials that could find treatment for COVID-19 in two or three months. They expect to get approval from Health Canada in days to start studying how effective various medications are on COVID-19 patients.
Source: CBC
04-14 Tue Confirmed：256 (+0)
An employee of the grocery store No Frills located on Rymal Road E was tested positive for COVID-19. The employee has not been in the store since April 09. The store was closed for thorough cleaning on Monday.
Source: CHCH
04-13 Mon Confirmed：256 (+14)
McMaster University researchers are racing to create a home-based COVID-19 testing kit. The test would act similar to a pregnancy test and would reveal results in 20 minutes. McMaster University researchers are hoping to get the testing kit approved and manufactured in the next several months.
Source: CBC
Flight to Hamilton delivers 75,000 pounds of personal protection equipment for health care workers.
Source: TheSpec
04-12 Sun Confirmed：242 (+10)
2 more deaths due to COVID-19 and 2 more institutional outbreaks are claimed today, including one declared as a result of a positive COVID-19 test in a staff member at Chartwell Deerview Crossing Retirement Residence on Rymal Road West.
Source: Hamilton.ca TheSpec
Hamilton's biggest arena FirstOntario Centre was transformed into a pandemic homeless shelter on Saturday. The conversion included 50 carefully separated beds in the concourse of the hockey arena, dining tables on the de-iced rink surface and a medical clinic in the media lounge.
Source: TheSpec
04-11 Sat Confirmed：232 (+14)
One more institutional outbreak claimed in Hamilton, 5 in total.
1) Heritage Green Nursing Home
2) Wentworth Lodge Long-term Care Home
3) Cardinal Retirement Residence
4) St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton's Special Care Nursery for Babies
5) Name Unrevealed
Source: Hamilton.ca
04-10 Fri Confirmed：218 (+12)
Roughly 25,400 Hamiltonians were out of work in March according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. The unemployment increased 16% compared to February 2020. The unemployment raised 62.8% compared with March 2019.
Source: CBC StatsCanada
04-09 Thu Confirmed：206 (+8)
Hamilton’s sixth death is an 88-year-old woman who had underlying health conditions. She lived in the community and acquired the virus there. She was admitted to hospital and the intensive-care unit before she died.
Source: TheSpec
Hamilton city council passed a physical-distancing bylaw Wednesday that requires people to stay two meters away from anyone who is not a member of their household. Fines for individuals range from $500 to $25,000, while corporations face penalties of $50,000 to $100,000.
Source: TheSpec
04-08 Wed Confirmed：198 (+15)
Hamilton’s hospitals are working to have more than 1,500 hospital beds ready for a potential surge of COVID-19 patients. Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) told its staff that its worst-case scenario for COVID-19 is around 1,000 patients in its hospitals, including 400 needing critical care.
Source: TheSpec
04-07 Tue Confirmed：183 (+13)
Burlington business Stitch It Clothing Alterations & Dry Cleaning to make 78,000 masks a week to fight COVID-19. The masks are made from a surgical grade fabric that is washable and water-and-droplet repellent.
Source: CBC
Workers at Maple Leaf Foods plants in Hamilton and Brampton, the company says, have tested positive for COVID-19.
Source: CBC
04-06 Mon Confirmed：170 (+15)
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton's Special Care Nursery for babies after three healthcare workers tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Source: CBC
A COVID-19 outbreak at Cardinal Retirement Residence has rapidly escalated with 13 confirmed cases among residents of the Herkimer Street retirement home and five staff also confirmed to have the virus.
Source: TheSpec
04-05 Sun Confirmed：155 (+8)
Hamilton declared an outbreak at Wentworth Lodge after a staff member at the Dundas long-term care home tested positive Saturday. This is the third long term care facility in Hamilton been declared COVID-19 outbreak.
Source: TheSpec
04-04 Sat Confirmed：147 (+9)
A 100-year-old resident of Heritage Green Nursing Home has died of COVID-19, marking the third death from the virus at both the nursing home and in the City of Hamilton.
Source: TheSpec
04-03 Fri Confirmed：138 (+11)
1 COVID-19 patient is discharged from St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton.
Source: StJoes
Charles and Margaret Juravinski donate $3.3 million to Hamilton researchers to speed up COVID-19 research. The fund will be sharing between Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton.
Source: CBC
04-02 Thu Confirmed：127 (+15)
An 88-year-old woman has died from COVID-19 at Heritage Green Nursing Home on March 30. This is the second COVID-19 death in Heritage Green and Hamilton.
Source: CBC
2 less COVID-19 patient in St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, the total down to 2. 1 less COVID-19 patient in hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences, the total down to 5.
34 people of the 112 confirmed to have COVID-19 have recovered, says Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton's medical officer of health.
Source: CBC
04-01 Wed Confirmed：112 (+11)
2 more hospitalized COVID-19 patients are in hospital of Hamilton Health Science.
Source: HHS
03-31 Tue Confirmed：101 (+10) Presumed: 27
A frontline Hamilton police officer has tested positive for COVID-19. Police say the officer has not had any contact with the community since March 12. The officer is in self-isolation with family.
Source: CBC
An employee at Hamilton's steel producer ArcelorMittal Dofasco has tested positive for COVID-19. As of Tuesday morning, Hamilton has 91 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 27 presumed cases.
Source: CBC
03-30 Mon Confirmed：91 (+21)
A man who stayed at the Salvation Army's men's shelter in Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19. The man stayed at the location for only one night with no symptom.
Source: CBC
17 residents and 10 staff members on multiple floors are displaying symptoms at Heritage Green Nursing Home. Heritage Green had two confirmed COVID-19 cases before, one of them, a 80-year-old woman died on March 24.
Source: CBC
03-29 Sun Confirmed：70 (+18)
"The noticeable increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 being reported in Hamilton for the period March 29 to April 4 is mainly the result of the Public Health Ontario Laboratory reporting on a large number of previously outstanding test results. The symptom onset dates of these cases range over the time period March 13 to present."
Source: Hamilton.ca
03-28 Sat Confirmed：52 (+1)
A nurse in McMaster Children's Hospital has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the second Hamilton nurse tests positive for the virus.
03-27 Fri Confirmed：51 (+8)
An employee at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre has tested positive.
7 cases are result of community spread.
03-26 Thu Confirmed：43 (+4)
A dialysis nurse works in St. Joseph's Healthcare and Hamilton General Hospital has tested positive for COVID-19.
34 cases are travel related.
9 cases are result of community spread.
03-25 Wed Confirmed：39 (+4)
No details available.
Source: Hamilton.ca
03-24 Tue Confirmed：35 (+3) Death：1
An 80-year-old resident of Heritage Green Nursing Home died at St. Joseph's Healthcare on Charlton campus.
03-23 Mon Confirmed：32 (+5)
3 are in hospital.
2 are in a long-term care facility (Heritage Green in Stoney Creek).
Currently, 4% of the cases are over the age of 80, and 26% are aged 65-79.
Source: CBC
03-22 Sun Confirmed：27 (+0)
No details available.
Source: Hamilton.ca
03-21 Sat Confirmed：27 (+4)
Hamilton Public Health Services says there is a COVID-19 outbreak at Heritage Green Nursing Home after a second resident tested positive.
03-20 Fri Confirmed：23 (+2)
A man in his 40s who travelled to the U.S has tested positive for COVID-19
A woman in her 70s who went on a cruise in the Caribbean has tested positive.
Source: CBC
03-19 Thu Confirmed：21 (+2)
Metrolinx has confirmed that a passenger who took route 40 GO bus from Pearson International Airport to Hamilton Go Center on March 12 at about 6:10pm has tested positive for the COVID-19.
Source: TheSpec
A 55-year-old woman in Heritage Green Nursing Home has tested positive. This is the second case of Heritage Green.
Source: Hamilton.ca
03-18 Wed Confirmed：19 (+4)
A man in his 70s who went to Mexico has tested positive for COVID-19.
A woman in her 30s who travelled to the Caribbean has tested positive.
Source: TheSpec
An 80-year-old resident of Heritage Green Nursing Home has tested positive. This is the first case of Heritage Green.
Source: CBC
03-17 Tue Confirmed：15 (+5)
Hamilton Medical Officer of Health Dr. Elizabeth Richardson orders restaurants, bars indoor recreation facilities, places of worship, daycare centres, private schools, cinemas and concerts mandated to close.
Source: TheSpec
03-16 Mon Confirmed：10 (+2)
Two family members of the 3-months infant with COVID-19 have tested positive for the virus.
Source: TheSpec
03-15 Sun Confirmed：8 (+3)
No details available.
Source: Hamilton.ca
03-14 Sat Confirmed：5 (+3)
An 3-month-old baby has tested positive for COVID-19
A couple in their 60s who went on a cruise to the Caribbean has tested positive.
Source: TheSpec
03-13 Fri Confirmed：2 (+0)
No details available.
Source: Hamilton.ca
03-12 Thu Confirmed：2 (+1)
A 52-year-old man who returned from a meeting in New York City on March 5 has tested positive for COVID-19. He is now in self-isolation with his family.
Source: TheSpec
03-11 Wed Confirmed：1 (+1)
A 32-year-old radiation oncologist who works Juravinski hospital has tested positive for COVID-19. The infected 32-year-old doctor, who flew home to Burlington from Hawaii last weekend, came to work Monday and treated 14 patients and worked with nine staffers before experiencing symptoms of illness. More than 30 patients, staff and others are either in self-isolation for 14 days or being asked to self-monitor for symptoms.
Source: TheSpec
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A Hamilton volunteer organization Good Neighbour Sewing Group has made over 3000 surgical caps for hospitals, long term homes in Hamilton and GTA for free. All surgical caps are hand crated by group members, their families and children using 100% cotton cloth, new or gently used after the wash and heat dry. They have received orders for over 3000 surgical caps since April 10, 2020. According to the feedback, they improve the design by narrow down the back for the comfort and add 2 buttons for wearing masks. Contactless pickup locations are in Hamilton, Mississauga/Vaughan, Richmond Hill and Scarborough. They urge the recipient to place the donated items in quarantine for a minimum of three days before using it. Back to February Good Neighbour organized few online seminars with doctors and health science professionals to introduce COVID-19 related information. If you, or your groups, or the organization needs fabric-made items made from them, please make your request here. If you want to help, learn how to sew a surgical caps from here.
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