Hamilton Public Health has declared a coronavirus outbreak at Heritage Green Nursing Home in Stoney Creek on Saturday. It comes after a second resident at the facility, a 55-year-old woman, tested positive on March 19.
Public health officials said the woman was not transported to hospital but remains in isolation at Heritage Green. The first confirmed case of COVID-19 at the nursing home was reported Wednesday and involved an 80-year-old female resident who lives on the same floor as the second patient at the nursing home. “Some of the most vulnerable members of our community reside at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities,” said Dr.