Advocates for Hamilton’s marginalized residents are urging public health to begin collecting more-detailed information about those who test positive for the novel coronavirus.
Kojo Damptey, executive director of the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion (HCCI), said the city is currently only posting age statistics on its website, but says more comprehensive data is needed. “If you’re collecting age, there should be other social demographic information that should be attached to that information,” said Damptey during an interview on Global News Radio 900 CHML’s Bill Kelly Show. “Whether it’s race, gender, income status, location, ward, what have you.” “Because after this is done, we’ll have to figure out how to address those that have been