Has Hamilton hit the third wave plateau? We ll find out next week, medical officer of health says
Daily case counts of COVID-19 numbers in Hamilton have been lagging behind. Dr. Elizabeth Richardson said it will become clear over the next week or so whether Hamilton is plateauing.
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Posted: Mar 07, 2021 3:05 PM ET | Last Updated: March 7
Masks and gloves are commonly seen in Hamilton in light of the pandemic. The city has 431 active cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday.(Evan Aagaard/CBC)
Hamilton s active cases and weekly cases per 100,000 people have climbed in the past month, showing the city s pandemic situation is almost as bad as it was at the start of February.
After infections began to fall from January into mid-February, some of the city s COVID-19 data could have allowed for Hamilton to loosen restrictions and drop into the province s Orange-Restrict zone.
The city stayed in red over fears variants of concern would spread.