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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.
Posted: Dec 21, 2020 9:11 AM ET | Last Updated: December 21, 2020
New cases of COVID-19 continue to be reported at Hamilton schools and universities as the city enters lockdown Monday.(Bobby Hristova/CBC)
COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared at Eastdale and R.A. Riddell elementary schools as four more cases of the virus were reported at public schools on Sunday.
Six students at Riddell have tested positive this month. A letter from principal Doug Trimble dated Dec. 20 said the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is working with health officials to manage the outbreak and carry out contact tracing. HWDSB follows a detailed cleaning and disinfecting protocol, it reads.