LATEST: Hamilton’s rate of resolved COVID-19 cases holds steady as 4 new cases are reported

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Published June 26, 2020 at 8:05 pm

As of Friday (June 26), the City of Hamilton is reporting that there have been 823 cases of COVID-19 in the community since the middle of March — 814 have been confirmed and nine are considered pro

As of Friday (June 26), the City of Hamilton is reporting that there have been 823 cases of COVID-19 in the community since the middle of March — 814 have been confirmed and nine are considered probable.

This is four more cases from Thursday’s reporting.

There have been 44 deaths in Hamilton associated with the virus to date.

The rate of resolved cases holds steady at 89 per cent, with 730 of Hamilton’s cases having so far been resolved.

The numbers show that there are currently fewer than 100 active cases of the virus in the community.

There are presently 17 people with COVID-19 being treated in local hospitals.

Late Thursday it was announced that Mayor Fred Eisenberger, who had been experiencing COVID-19-like symptoms since the morning, would be tested for the virus on Friday.

Results of the mayor’s test will be announced at a later date.

Ontario is reporting 111 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, and three more deaths.

This brings the province to a total of 34,316 cases, including 2,644 deaths and 29,754 resolved cases.

That’s an increase of 226 resolved cases over the previous day, continuing a trend of those growing more quickly than active cases.

The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 fell from 270 to 256.

The numbers of people in intensive care and on ventilators — 61 and 41, respectively — fell to their lowest levels since the province started publicly reporting those figures at the beginning of April.

The province completed 30,780 tests in the previous day.

Health Minister Christine Elliott said 28 of Ontario’s 34 public health units are reporting five or fewer new cases.

She said 19 of the health units are reporting no new cases at all.

— with a file and photo from The Canadian Press

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