COVID-19: Hamilton breaks previous day’s record for number of new cases
Published November 27, 2020 at 2:57 pm
Hamilton is reporting a record number of newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday (Nov. 27) for the second day in a row.
Hamilton Public Health Services (PHS) is reporting 87 new cases of the virus, bringing the total to 2,955 with approximately 83 per cent of those (2,447) having been resolved. There is believed to be 419 active cases in the community at the moment.
The previous record for highest daily cases was set 24 hours earlier when Hamilton reported 71.
PHS has also confirmed another coronavirus-related death in the community, bringing the local toll to 82.
A woman in her early 70s who was a resident of Baywoods Place passed away on Thursday (Nov. 26), PHS reported.
There are currently 21 active outbreaks in the community as of Friday and the data shows that the one that has ravaged Chartwell Willowgrove LTC in Ancaster continues to worsen.
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That outbreak has seen 86 people test positive for the virus to date — 56 residents and 28 staff — and has resulted in the death of 14 residents.
According to data shared on the province of Ontario website, there are 27 confirmed cases among staff and students in 18 schools across the city in both boards.
Locally, 130,442 COVID-19 tests have been completed at assessment centres and an additional 25,091 tests have been carried out at other facilities. Over the last seven days, 3.7 per cent of COVID-19 tests had a positive result.
Meanwhile, Ontario as a whole reported a record number of new cases.
Figures released Friday show a record 1,855 new infections, a whopping increase of 25 per cent from the previous day. Public health authorities also reported 20 new deaths.
Four of the hardest-hit regions all saw significant case increases, with Health Minister Christine Elliott reporting on Friday 517 new infections in Peel, 494 in Toronto, 189 in York Region, and 130 in Halton.
The most recent provincial projections indicate the province was on track to see as many as 6,500 new daily COVID-19 cases by mid-December without the more stringent measures.
— with a file and photo from The Canadian Press
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