The city of Hamilton says the total number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 91, with 21 new cases added on Monday afternoon. It’s the single biggest increase since the city began keeping track of the pandemic.
It comes just a day after another significant bump, with 18 positive cases reported on March 29. In an update on Monday afternoon, emergency operation centre (EOC) director Paul Johnson said that there was a positive case connected to a man staying at a city shelter. “We do have an individual that is now in the isolation shelter that we set up as part of our approach to dealing with COVID-19 within our homeless population and our shelter system,” said Johnson.