Three city employees in Hamilton have been put on paid leave after they allegedly administered more than a dozen COVID-19 vaccine doses to those who were not in the priority group at a mobile vaccination clinic on Friday.
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.
Posted: Mar 05, 2021 5:35 PM ET | Last Updated: March 5
Six Nations of the Grand River says a fourth resident has died of COVID-19.(sixnationscovid19.ca)
The Six Nations community is mourning the death of a fourth person due to COVID-19.
In a statement issued Friday, the Six Nations of the Grand River elected council extended its heartfelt condolences to the families and friends affected by this loss. We must all come together to ensure that we don t lose any more community members to this virus. This past year has been incredibly difficult for Six Nations, but we must continue to persevere and protect one another … Our community is resilient, and we will get through this crisis together.
Hamilton logs 34 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 new deaths
Hamilton Public Health Services is reporting 34 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. There are 403 active cases of COVID-19 in the city with two new deaths linked to the virus in the last 24 hours.
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