Moving to remote learning expected to prevent 637 COVID-19 cases in Hamilton, data indicates
Moving from in-person to remote learning is expected to prevent 637 COVD-19 infections in the city, according to Hamilton Public Health data.
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Hamilton Public Health data indicates moving from in-person to remote learning is expected to prevent 637 COVD-19 infections in the city.
Dr. Dominik Mertz, Hamilton Health Sciences medical director of infection prevention control, shared the data during a hospital town hall on Thursday.
26 Hamilton students test positive for COVID-19 since Friday, plus more school staff cases
Since Friday, 19 students and two staff have tested positive for COVID-19 at public schools in Hamilton, while seven students have tested positive throughout the catholic board.
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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.
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Hamilton s Catholic school board is closing a school after an outbreak infected at least five people.(Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press)
Hamilton s Catholic school board has closed St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Elementary School after announcing a COVID-19 outbreak at the school Wednesday.
Pat Daly, Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic School Board (HWCDSB) chair, said the outbreak at the school on San Remo Drive near Olympic Park has infected at least four staff members and four students as of Thursday. That s three new cases.
He says roughly 95 students and 20 staff were asked to self-isolate.
A letter to families from Daly and HWCDSB director David Hansen, states the school will begin remote learning on Friday and return to in-person learning on March 1.