Cases reported at McMaster University, Ancaster Fortinos and east Hamilton Shoppers Drug Mart
Cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at McMaster University, the Ancaster Fortinos and an east Hamilton Shoppers Drug Mart.
In a release Sunday, McMaster said they had been notified of a case involving an international student. According to the university, the student tested positive on Jan. 15 but they had already been quarantining" as per government guidelines.
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."
In a tweet Monday, Hamilton police said an officer working at the Mountain station had tested positive for COVID-19.
The officer was last at work on Jan. 12 and all close contacts" have been notified.
Over the weekend, Loblaw announced that a number of staff in Hamilton stores under their banner had tested positive for COVID-19.
Two employees at the Ancaster Fortinos at 54 Wilson St. W. had tested positive on a presumptive test for COVID-19," according to their online case tracker,
The workers were last in the store on Jan. 6 and Jan. 13.
A case was also found in a staff member at the Eastgate Square Shoppers Drug Mart at 75 Centennial Pky. N. in east Hamilton. The employee's last shift was on Jan. 9.
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."
It's unclear if any other staff members were affected by the cases or if any were recommended to self-isolate as a precaution. The database does not specify 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