Posted: Dec 29, 2020 4:53 PM ET | Last Updated: December 29, 2020
An immunization station is shown at Hamilton s first COVID-19 vaccine clinic. The city recorded 162 more cases of the virus on Tuesday.(Submitted by Hamilton Health Sciences)
Hamilton is reporting 162 new cases of COVID-19 and four more deaths on Tuesday as dozens of outbreaks continue across the city.
The city has recorded 5,826 cases during the pandemic (both confirmed and probable). Of those, 1,317 are active and 4,292 resolved.
Statistics shared by public health show 162 people who had the virus have died, an increase of four compared to the day before. Three of the people who died were 80 or older and one was between 60 and 69, according to the city s website.
Ninety-two new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Niagara on Sunday. It follows Saturday s increase, which went into the triple digits with a high of 126 new cases reported in one day.
The region has a total of 3,039 cases, including 597 that are active and 2,346 that are resolved.
Ninety-six people have died.
Building-wide outbreak at Oakwood Park Lodge
Twenty-one outbreaks are ongoing, including one at Oakwood Park Lodge, which declared a building-wide COVID-19 outbreak on Dec. 19. Universal testing on Dec. 15 revealed a significant number of residents and staff had tested positive for the virus.
The Ontario government s database says that 88 residents and 30 staff have tested positive for the virus. Six people have died, it says.
Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton s medical officer of health, had already implemented more stringent measures above and beyond red zone restrictions, including businesses having to screen customers before they enter retail stores.
The decision to move the city in lockdown wasn t an easy one, but a necessary one, she said in a media release Friday.
Health officials say the virus is continuing to spread in workplaces and social settings. The doctor said public health continues to hear about people holding holiday gatherings and that staff has definitely seen transmission linked to them. Don t rush to the stores
Under lockdown, it s illegal to gather indoors with anyone who isn t a member of your household.
COVID-19 outbreak at Shalom Village in Hamilton sees 24 new cases, 1 more death
The outbreak at Shalom Village Nursing Home in Hamilton has grown by 24 COVID-19 cases as other outbreaks also continue to see the virus spread.
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Hamilton saw 55 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, a break from the recent surge seen in the past few days
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Shalom Village s outbreak has infected 72 people as of Tuesday. (Supplied by Renee Guder)
Posted: Dec 14, 2020 2:02 PM ET | Last Updated: December 14, 2020
The COVID-19 vaccine landed in Hamilton on Sunday evening, but Monday shows the city s case count is higher than ever.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)