Hamilton public health (HPH) reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 on April 3, bringing the city’s overall total of positive cases to 138.
In an update at city hall on Friday, Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, medical officer of health, said 51 of the cases are connected to travel, while 33 are believed to have come through community transmission.
Richardson says community-acquired cases have been a concern recently as 44 per cent of all new cases in the last 10 days have been traced back to community transmission.
The city’s medical officer went on to provide some insight into a typical COVID-19 case, which is usually a 10-day affair between becoming symptomatic and receiving a positive test result. “The situation that you’re seeing today really