June 23 COVID-19 update from the City of Hamilton:
As of 9am this morning, there are 798 confirmed positive cases, 9 probable cases and 43 deaths from COVID-19 in #HamOnt. Of the 807 cases, 89% are resolved.
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#HamiltonReopens: The City of Hamilton will begin reopening some attractions and heritage institutions on Wednesday, July 15. This includes Dundurn Castle and Kitchen Garden, Hamilton Military Museum and the Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology...
...Modified services and programming will be available and visitors and staff will be required to follow all public health advice including physical distancing. All other museums will remain closed until further notice.
The City will begin to update all field permit requests with the goal of permits allowing for groups to begin training on July 3, 2020. As a reminder, under the current provincial orders as part of the province's Stage 2 of its reopening plan, outdoor team sports may...
... resume for training purposes only, with no scrimmages or games. Games will resume once the Province provides approval to do so. Field permits will be issued for practices/training during daylight hours at this time there will be no permits that include lights.
After closing all municipal recreation facilities to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Hamilton, the City launched a creative virtual program called Rec at Home to encourage residents to stay active and engaged from home.
Beginning the week of July 6, the City will start...
distributing “take home kits” in the community. Staff will distribute the kits in select parks for seven weeks, except for the week of August 3 for the Civic holiday. The kits will include games and activities that children can take and do at home. Visit hamilton.ca/recathome.
Last week, we announced we would be reopening 14 indoor & outdoor swimming pools during the weeks of July 6 & 13: hamilton.ca/government-inf….
As part of our plan to gradually and safely reopen City facilities, these locations were specifically chosen for a variety of reasons...
...including ability to meet public health requirements, size of the pool to accommodate physical distancing and maximize the number of bathers, no significant maintenance required before reopening, size of change rooms, decks & swimming pool to accommodate physical distancing...
...At this time, we're not planning to reopen additional swimming pools this summer.
A number of factors are impacting this decision, including limited staff resources, ensuring staff are trained on new public health guidelines, ensuring facilities are prepared to reopen & more.
For regular City of Hamilton COVID-19 updates, please visit hamilton.ca/coronavirus.
#HamiltonReopens: hamilton.ca/reopens.
Questions? Contact Public Health Services’ COVID-19 Hotline: 905-974-9848 or phscovid19@hamilton.ca.
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