Hamilton Public Health (HPH) says the city’s total number of COVID-19 cases sits at 206 as of Thursday, with eight new positive tests reported.
The city says there were no new deaths on April 9 and that the total number remains at six. During an update from city hall, Hamilton’s medical officer of health Dr Elizabeth Richardson said the sixth death was an 88-year-old woman with underlying conditions who died on Wednesday after a brief stay in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Richardson said the woman passed away on April 6 and is believed to have been another case of community spread. Public health says 53 of the 206 cases have been acquired through the community so far.
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