Hamilton, Ont., reported eight more cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday for a local total of 468 cases. Four hundred and sixty-two are confirmed positive cases of the coronavirus with seven probable cases.
There have now been 23 deaths connected to COVID-19 in Hamilton, according to public health. The two new deaths were an 81-year-old man at Cardinal Retirement Residences and an 83-year-old man at St.
Peter’s Hospital. Both passed away on May 4. On Wednesday, the city reported 12 outbreaks with the latest at Wentworth Lodge, where three residents tested positive for coronavirus.
Institutional outbreaks continue at three long-term care homes (Heritage Green, Wentworth Lodge and Dundurn Place Care Centre), and two retirement residences (St.