COVID-19: Outbreak declared at Hamilton Dairy Queen as four staff test positive

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Published June 3, 2021 at 11:57 am

An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at a Stoney Creek Dairy Queen after four staff members tested positive for the virus.

The outbreak at the store, located at 981 Queenston Road, was declared on Wednesday and reported Thursday (June 3) on the City’s COVID-19 website.

According to the Public Health Services Data, no variants of concern have been detected.

There are currently 17 active outbreaks of the virus in the community at the moment and the City is reporting 49 newly confirmed cases of the virus on Thursday.

One more person with COVID-19 has died, bringing the local death toll to 390.

In a sign that Hamilton is effectively flattening the curve, the number of active cases in the community is down to 474 (down from 494 the day previous).

There are 72 people with COVID-19 being treated in Hamilton hospitals currently.

Meanwhile, Ontario is reporting 870 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday and 10 more deaths linked to the virus.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 225 new cases in Toronto, 167 in Peel Region and 49 in the Porcupine Health Unit region.

The Ministry of Health says 729 people are hospitalized with the virus, with 546 in intensive care and 370 on a ventilator.

Ontario says that 150,884 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered since Wednesday’s report for a total of over 9.4 million doses.

In Hamilton, 333,862 vaccines have been administered, accounting for 64.1 per cent of eligible local residents.

In the meantime, the province announced Thursday morning that people who have received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will have three options for their second dose starting on Friday.

Under new guidance released this morning, AstraZeneca recipients can have the second dose of the same vaccine or receive a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna.

These second dose options will be provided at the recommended 12-week interval.

— with a file from The Canadian Press

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