Three residents die in COVID outbreak at Chartwell Willowgrove Long-Term-Care Residence in Ancaster
Three residents have died in a COVID-19 outbreak that continues to spread at an Ancaster long-term-care home.
The deaths at Chartwell Willowgrove Long-Term-Care Residence include a woman who was more than 100 years old, a man in his mid-80s and a man in his late 70s.
It brings Hamilton's pandemic death toll to 51, which is 2.6 per cent of cases.
The number of infections rose Thursday to 46 - 26 residents and 20 staff - in the outbreak declared Oct. 22 at the home at 1217 Old Mohawk Rd.
Public health has said the home was following guidelines and it can't pinpoint any specific infection prevention and control issues that led to such a large and now deadly outbreak.
Seniors' homes in the city have been asked to voluntarily restrict visitors beyond what is required by the province.
Burlington is also in the midst of a large outbreak at a seniors' home. Seven residents with COVID have died at the Village of Tansley Woods on Upper Middle Road between Appleby Line and Walkers Line.
The outbreak declared Oct. 3 at the retirement home has spread to 34 residents, 10 staff and one other person whose role has not been specified for a total of 45 cases.
Hamilton reported 36 new infections to bring its number of confirmed and probable cases up to 1,972. Of those, 236 are active cases.
The city has 15 active outbreaks - seven in seniors' homes, one in a school, one in a daycare, one in a program for adults with special needs, one in a men's shelter, one at a restaurant, one at a retail store, one at a rental company and one in a Service Ontario outlet.
Halton had 40 new cases to bring its total to 2,411. The region has 329 active cases. It has seven ongoing outbreaks - all in seniors' homes including two in Burlington.
Burlington alone had eight new cases Thursday which increases its numbers to 653, including 65 active cases.
Haldimand and Norfolk reported five new cases, adding up to 557 infections. Of those, 26 are active cases.
Ontario has 998 new infections to bring its total to 80,690. Across the province, there are 89 long-term-care homes with COVID-19 outbreaks.
There have been 3,195 pandemic deaths in Ontario and nearly two-thirds of them have been in long-term-care where 2,042 residents and eight staff have died as of Nov. 4.
More to come.
Joanna Frketich is a Hamilton-based reporter covering health for The Spectator. Reach her via email: jfrketich@thespec.com