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)
COVID-19 vaccines could come to Hamilton as early as next week, official says
Paul Johnson, the director of the city s emergency operations centre, says if the provincial roll out of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine goes smoothly, health-care workers in Hamilton may get their shots as early as next week.
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Thirteen more COVID-19 cases have been reported at Hamilton schools, including three at R.A. Riddell Elementary School.(Google Maps)
Thirteen more students and one more staff member at Hamilton schools have tested positive for COVID-19.
Twelve of the cases are at public schools, including three at R.A. Riddell Elementary School.
A letter from principal Doug Trimble says the school was notified about that the students were infected on Monday.
School administrators have notified all impacted families and staff members who are identified as a close contact, he wrote. [Public health] will not be declaring an outbreak within our school based on these cases.
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Six more COVID-19 cases reported at Hamilton schools
Five more people in the local public school board and one more student in the Catholic board have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Posted: Dec 13, 2020 1:19 PM ET | Last Updated: December 13, 2020
There are more people with COVID-19 in both the public and catholic school boards in Hamilton. (David Donnelly/CBC) comments
Five more people in the local public school board and one more student in the Catholic board have tested positive for COVID-19.
One staff member at C.B. Stirling Elementary School was confirmed as having the virus on Friday, after a student had tested positive earlier in the week. There is no link between the cases, according to the school, so no outbreak has been declared.