A COVID-19 outbreak at an east-end Hamilton, Ont., retirement home has been compounded by staffing problems at the facility, according to the city.
As of Friday, the Rosslyn on King Street East has one death and 62 confirmed coronavirus cases involving 49 residents and 13 staff, says public health.
There are still 16 tests pending. The deceased was a 70-year-old male who died in hospital on Thursday. “This is a home we are very actively working with,” said the city’s medical officer of health Dr.
Elizabeth Richardson. “It is a situation, though, that’s continuing to evolve and the numbers are changing.” Paul Johnson, director of Hamilton’s emergency operations centre (EOC), says the city was brought on board to address the problem on Friday