Hamilton, Ont., reported nine more COVID-19 cases on Wednesday putting the city’s overall number of cases up to 706 since the pandemic began.
Six hundred-ninety-nine of the cases are confirmed while another seven are probable infections. There were no new reported deaths on June 3.
The city has 38 total deaths connected to the novel coronavirus since March. Public health declared an outbreak at Desmond & Peggy Little retirement home over on Tuesday.
That outbreak began on May 17 and involved two staff members along with one resident infected by the coronavirus. The city currently has just two institutional outbreaks at Aberdeen Gardens retirement residence and the COVID-19 unit at Hamilton General Hospital, where nine staff members came