LATEST: Hamilton is reporting just two new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours

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Published June 10, 2020 at 8:24 pm

The City of Hamilton is reporting 747 cases of COVID-19 in the community since the start of the outbreak as of Wednesday (June 10).

The City of Hamilton is reporting 747 cases of COVID-19 in the community since the start of the outbreak as of Wednesday (June 10).

There are currently 740 confirmed cases and seven probable and the latest total is just two new cases since Tuesday’s reporting.

There has been one more COVID-19-related death reported in Hamilton, however, bringing the city’s death toll to 42.

While the death toll continues to climb, so too does the city’s rate of recovery which is up to 591 cases resolved, representing approximately 79 per cent of Hamilton’s overall cases.

This means that there are fewer than 160 active cases in the community at the moment.

There are currently 37 people being treated for the virus in Hamilton hospitals.

Ontario reported 251 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday and 11 more deaths.

That brings the province to a total of 31,341 cases, including 2,475 deaths and 25,380 resolved cases — 551 more than the previous day.

The uptick in resolved cases means there are 300 fewer active cases over the previous day, and Wednesday marks the first day the percentage of resolved cases in the province is over 80.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says in a tweet that 59 of Wednesday’s new cases are related to an outbreak in southwestern Ontario and the “vast majority” of the others are in the Greater Toronto Area.

Most regions of the province outside of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area as well as some border communities are set to enter Stage 2 of reopening on Friday.

The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 continued to steadily decline, from 600 the previous day to 580 today — the lowest number since early April.

The number of people in intensive care rose slightly while the number of people on ventilators decreased slightly.

— with a file and photo from the Canadian Press

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