June 26 COVID-19 update from the City of Hamilton:
As of 9am this morning, there are 814 confirmed positive cases, 9 probable cases and 44 deaths from COVID-19 in #HamOnt. Of the 823 cases, 89% are resolved.
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The City is strongly discouraging the public from organizing or attending garage sales and yard sales at this time.
Garage sales and yard sales will not be allowed on City property including sidewalks, parking lots and vacant lands. This includes the...
...annual Beach Strip Garage Sale on July 11 and 12. In accordance with the current provincial orders, the public is not permitted to gather in groups of more than 10 at this time.
Keeping a two-metre (six-foot) physical distance from others is difficult at garage sales, and...
... often cash transactions are required. As well, the number of people who stop at the sale can grow unexpectedly. It is also not possible to know the health or travel history of people coming to the garage sale. Further, COVID-19 can survive on different surfaces for...
varying lengths of time. This means if someone touches or picks up items at a sale, they could be exposing themselves to illness.
The City will be proactively inspecting the Beach Strip area beginning Friday July 10 to Sunday July 12 and will take the necessary enforcement...
... actions for by-law violations. Signage will also be going up in the area and staff will be going door-to-door in early July to ensure beach residents are aware of this cancellation.
There are 233 licensed child care sites and just over 14,400 child care spaces in Hamilton. There are 130 programs that normally operate full year, and had planned to operate this summer. Sixty-four (49%) of those programs are open or have a plan in place to open in July...
At this time, the other 66 have not indicated their plans. Twenty-nine of these are small school age programs that operate in schools. Looking at the programs that would normally be operating in the summer, 11 programs are...
...currently in a position to open (they planned on opening this week & have completed the Public Health inspection), 15 are planning to open next week, 38 are planning to open in July/August. 49% of programs are opening or have a plan in place that they are working on.
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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