Hamilton reaches 1,000 cases of COVID-19 since start of pandemic

Hamilton has officially passed its 1,000thcase of COVID-19 almost half a year since public health first detectedthe virus in the city.

The number of active infectionsis on the rise, too.

Hamilton Public Health knows of82people with the virus. That count is up by 15since roughly the same time last week a worrying sign given that schools are to reopenin days.

Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, the city's medical officer of health, previously told CBC the virus is bound to enter schools, but that public health and school boards have put many safeguards in place.

The number of COVID-19 deaths in the cityalso hasn'tbudged in a while. The virus has killed 45 people, most of whom stayed in long-term care homes. The majority of locals being infected now range from 10 to 30 years old, a group that normally doesn't experience the worst of the virus.

About 87 per cent of all locals who had the virus have recovered. Public heath has noted therealso could be others who had the virus but never showed symptoms, never got tested and were never accounted for.

One hundred and forty-eight people have had to stay in hospital to fight off COVID-19 since March but no more thanfive people are still in hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences.

Brant

Brant County and the city of Brantford has six people known to have COVID-19.

Overall, local public health says 163people have had the virus. Of those, 152have recovered and fivepeople have died.

Halton

There are 26people in Halton with COVID-19. Overall, 982people are known to have had the virus. Of those, public health says 931have recovered and 25have died.

Seven of those deaths have been in Burlington.

There are seven active cases in the city. A total of210 people have been infectedand 196 people have recovered.

Haldimand-Norfolk County

There are 24active cases of COVID-19 in Haldimand and Norfolk counties.

Of the 480total cases, public health says 424people have recovered and 32 have died.

Niagara

Niagara has 15active cases.

There have been 940in total compared to 933 Friday. Public health says the virus has killed 64 people have died, but 861 have recovered.