- Michael Kras
- 12 Jun 2021
Hamilton confirms first human case of West Nile Virus in 2021
Heads up, Hamilton: the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in the city for 2021 was just confirmed. The discovery has prompted the city’s Medical Officer of Health to move the local West Nile...
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- Michael Kras
- 19 Dec 2020
Here’s what being in lockdown means for Hamilton
Though it likely didn’t surprise anyone and some considered it long overdue, the Ford government officially placed Hamilton into the lockdown ‘grey’ zone as COVID-19 cases continue heading in co...
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- Michael Kras
- 11 Sep 2020
Ontario reports over 200 confirmed COVID-19 cases in a single day
The province of Ontario has reported 213 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, marking the largest single-day increase in known cases since June. Broken down by region, 71 of these new cases are ...
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- Michael Kras
- 11 Sep 2020
Hamilton sees first human case of West Nile Virus for 2020
The City of Hamilton has announced that the first local human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) has been found for 2020, with the Medical Officer of Health now moving the local risk from moderate to high....
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- Michael Kras
- 02 Sep 2020
Hamilton surpasses 1,000 total confirmed COVID-19 cases since pandemic began
Though it’s not the most pleasant milestone, Hamilton has just confirmed 4 new cases of COVID-19 in the city as of Wednesday morning, officially pushing the total confirmed cases to date to over 1,0...
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- Michael Kras
- 25 Aug 2020
5 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Hamilton over the weekend
Hamilton saw 5 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, according to the city’s most recent update on the local status of the virus. The news comes after a brief period of limited availabil...
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- Michael Kras
- 10 Aug 2020
First human case of West Nile Virus for the year found in Burlington resident
Just days after the Hamilton area reported its first known presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) for 2020 in a cluster of local mosquitoes – bumping the local risk from low to moderate – Halton public...
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- Michael Kras
- 25 May 2020
Hamilton General Hospital declares COVID-19 outbreak as 6 workers test positive
Hamilton General Hospital has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 after six of its staff tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The six staff members all work in the COVID-19 inpatient unit at Hamilt...
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- Michael Kras
- 17 Apr 2020
The COVID-19 curve is starting to flatten in Canada
A report from Global News featuring aggregated data from all of Canada’s provinces shows that the curve may finally be starting to flatten for the country as a whole. The data is being represented i...
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- Michael Kras
- 17 Apr 2020
BREAKING: Ontario sees its largest one-day spike in COVID-19 cases today
In the province’s largest one-day increase since January 15th, Ontario is reporting 564 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday alone as testing across the province intensifies. The new number of ...
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