Two new COVID-19-related deaths reported in Hamilton

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Published May 26, 2020 at 7:34 pm

As of Tuesday (May 26), the City of Hamilton is reporting 649 cases of COVID-19 in the community, which is an increase of just two from Monday’s reporting.

As of Tuesday (May 26), the City of Hamilton is reporting 649 cases of COVID-19 in the community, which is an increase of just two from Monday’s reporting.

Of those cases, 641 are confirmed positive while eight are considered probable.

Two more deaths have been recorded since last reporting, bringing Hamilton’s COVID-19 death toll to 34.

The most recent deaths associated with the virus stem from an outbreak at The Rosslyn Retirement Home in East Hamilton from which more than 80 people have tested positive for the virus and at least six people, all elderly residents, have died.

There are currently six active outbreaks at long-term care or congregate care facilities across the city, which is down from seven from the previous reporting.

The number of resolved cases is 426, which means 66 per cent of all Hamilton’s cases have recovered so far.

There 63 people presently being treated for the virus in Hamilton hospitals.

Provincewide, Ontario reported 287 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, and 21 more deaths.

It’s the first time in more than two weeks that the number of new cases has been lower than 300. The previous five days had each seen more than 400 new cases.

There have now been 26,191 total cases in Ontario, a 1.1 per cent increase over the previous day, which is the lowest growth rate since early March.

Testing levels remain relatively low, with 9,875 tests completed during the previous day, despite a provincial capacity of nearly 25,000.

The numbers of people in hospital with COVID-19, in intensive care and on ventilators, all decreased.

— With a file and photo from The Canadian Press

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