One new COVID-19 death and two outbreaks declared in Hamilton Saturday
Hamilton public health is reporting one new COVID-19 death and two new outbreaks Saturday.
A man in his 90s from Baywoods Place, a long-term care facility, died on Nov. 19, according to public health.
The latest death brings Hamilton's total number of people who have died with the virus to 74.
The new outbreaks are in the south tower of St. Joseph's Villa in Dundas, where one staff member tested positive, and the other is in the records department of the Hamilton Police Service, where two staff members tested positive.
There are ongoing outbreaks in at least 11 long-term care and seniors' homes in the city.
At Chartwell Willowgrove - the city's largest ongoing outbreak - 46 residents and 26 staff have tested positive and at least 14 residents have died.
Outbreaks at Macassa Lodge and the Meridian Credit Union in Stoney Creek are both over.
Hamilton recorded 54 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, with 2,643 total cases since the pandemic was declared last March.
In the city's hospitals, there are six COVID-19 patients at St. Joseph's and 14 at Hamilton Health Sciences. Nearly 200 people have been hospitalized in total.
There are currently 342 active cases in the city.
COVID in schools
A student at Prince of Wales Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19.
In a letter to parents, principal Michael Castellani said the school was notified of the test result Friday - but the notice does not say when the student was last in school.
Castellani said school administrators have notified all families and staff that are considered a close contact of the case. They will be required to self-isolate for 14 days, he added.
A student at Annunciation of Our Lord Catholic Elementary School has also tested positive for the virus. They were last in the school on Monday, Nov. 2, according to a letter to parents.
The positive test result was confirmed Friday but public health has indicated there is no risk" to the school and no school-related close contacts to the case, according to the board.
Fallon Hewitt is a Hamilton-based reporter at The Spectator. Reach her via email: fhewitt@thespec.com