A third resident at Heritage Green nursing home in Stoney Creek has died from COVID-19, also marking Hamilton’s third death from the virus.
A spokesperson for the City of Hamilton confirmed to Global News that a 100-year-old woman who lived at Heritage Green died on Friday.
She was not hospitalized. Two other female residents at the Stoney Creek nursing home have died and an outbreak was declared at the facility last month.
Hamilton public health said 17 residents and 10 staff from Heritage Green are being tested for COVID-19. So far, 10 residents have tested positive. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] An outbreak has also been declared at Cardinal Retirement Residence on Herkimer Street, where