Ontario’s Hamilton Public Health (HPH) reported 15 more positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday to bring the total number of people affected by the virus to 271 with another five awaiting lab test results.
The city also revealed one more death, putting the total number of deceased at ten, as of April 15. No details on the latest victim have been released.
Sixty-one of the city’s cases are tied directly to individuals who have recently travelled, while 69 are believed to be community-acquired cases.
Twenty-two people are in Hamilton hospitals receiving treatment for the virus: seven at St Joseph’s and 15 at Hamilton Health Sciences facilities.