Employees at McMaster, No Frills, Shoppers Drug Mart, Fortinos and Sobeys test positive for COVID
Cases of COVID-19 have been found at McMaster University, Shoppers Drug Mart, Fortinos, No Frills, and Sobeys in Hamilton.
In a release Monday, McMaster said they had been notified of a case involving a staff member.
The employee tested positive on April 23 and was last on campus April 22 in the Commons Building and Les Prince Hall, according to the university. All impacted areas" have been cleaned and Hamilton public health is managing contact tracing.
When a person notifies McMaster they are awaiting test results and spent time on campus, all areas the person visited within the last 72 hours are cleaned. If the test comes back positive, the university does additional cleaning.
According to McMaster, they notify the university community any time they are informed" of a case involving an individual who has spent any time on campus even if just for a few minutes."
Loblaw has identified a number of infections inside its Hamilton stores, according to the company's online case tracker.
A pair of employees at the Fortinos grocery store at 21 Upper Centennial Pkwy. S. in Stoney Creek tested positive for COVID-19. Their last shifts were April 22 and April 24, according to Loblaw.
A worker at the Shoppers Drug Mart at 47 Wilson St. W. in Ancaster, as well as an employee at the Shoppers Drug Mart at 270 Mud St. W. in Stoney Creek have also tested positive.
Their last shifts were April 24 and April 22, respectively.
A worker at Kenny & Cindy's No Frills at 930 Upper Paradise Rd. have also tested positive for COVID. Their last shift was on April 21.
A staff member at the Fortinos at 102 Highway 8 in Stoney Creek recently tested positive for the virus. Their last day at work was April 14.
According to Loblaw, when a worker tests positive they work closely with public health and follow their guidance to ensure proper notification of close contacts and required cleaning and sanitization in our stores."
A corporate affiliate" at the Sobeys Extra at 977 Golf Links Rd. in Ancaster has tested positive for COVID-19. The company was notified of the case on April 27, according to its online case tracker.
The employee last worked on April 22.
It's unclear how many staff members were affected by the cases or if any were recommended to self-isolate as a precaution. Neither database specifies which part of the store the employees worked in.
Fallon Hewitt is a Hamilton-based reporter at The Spectator. Reach her via email: fhewitt@thespec.com