June 19 COVID-19 update from the City of Hamilton:
As of 9am this morning, there are 781 confirmed positive cases, 8 probable cases and 42 deaths from COVID-19 in #HamOnt. Of the 789 cases, 87% are resolved.
Today, the City of Hamilton announced that we are entering Phase Two of the #HamiltonReopens COVID-19 recovery plan. Phase Two is about gradual recovery. The City will begin to expand services and begin to return some staff to work. Some of our facilities and offices...
...– primarily recreation facilities – will being reopening to the public in Phase Two, with measures to enable physical distancing and health screening upon entry. Where required, staff will return to the workplace and do so under enhanced health and safety...
...guidelines with strict adherence to physical distancing, with health screening upon entry, and restrictions on gatherings.
.@HamiltonLibrary will offer takeout (curbside) service of on-hold books, music and movies, starting June 23, 2020 at four branches. An HPL library card and personal identification number (PIN) are needed to reserve and pick up items...
...Library members then reserve a takeout appointment at hpl.ca/takeout to pick up items on hold. Library members are also able to schedule and pick up holds for two family members/friends during their appointment.
HPL will open more branches in the next steps of...
...reopening and eventually all locations will be open for this service when enhanced cleaning and other safety protocols are in place. For more information, call 905.546.3200, email AskHPL@hpl.ca, or chat and learn more at hpl.ca.
This Sunday June 21, the city will honour National Indigenous Peoples Day in celebration of the rich heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples...
...While we are unable to celebrate National Indigenous History Month events together in-person this year due COVID-19 there are still many ways to celebrate virtually. To learn more about the virtual events happening to honour this historic day, visit hamilton.ca/indigenous .
Most of the City’s 68 spray pads were turned on today, Friday, June 19. Find out the location of the nearest spray pad and if it has been turned on here: hamilton.ca/parks-recreati…. #HamiltonReopens
During the week of July 6, we'll open these POOLS:
Ancaster Lions Outdoor, Coronation Outdoor, Dundas Driving Park, H.G. Brewster, Huntington Park Rec Centre, Jimmy Thompson, Ryerson Rec Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Rec Centre, Stoney Creek Rec Centre, Westmount Rec Centre.
During the week of July 13, we'll open these POOLS:
Birge Outdoor Pool, Green Acres Outdoor Pool, Inch Park Outdoor Pool, Walker Outdoor Pool.
Change rooms and showers will be available and will be regularly cleaned. #HamiltonReopens
All of the typical COVID-19 precautions remain in place while using pools, including keeping 2m from others who aren’t in your “social circle”, wash your hands and not to use pools if you are sick or showing signs of being sick.
COVID-19 vaccine appointments are now available for Black and other racialized populations/people of colour ages 18+ who live in postal codes L9C, L8W, L8L, L8N and L9K at the COVID-19 vaccine clinic at FIRSTONTARIO CENTRE, Friday to Sunday this coming week.
For an appointment at FirstOntario Centre, or another clinic location depending on availability of vaccine, please call the Public Health Services COVID-19 Hotline at 905-974-9848, option 7. This is a by-appointment-only clinic, walk-ins are not permitted.
Proof of address must be shown when arriving for an appointment if eligibility is due to a hot spot address. Due to potential call volumes expected at the call centre, we ask that those who are calling for an appointment are patient and call back if the lines are busy.
With cases of COVID-19 on the rise in #HamOnt and across Ontario, Hamilton’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, is echoing the announcement made by Premier Doug Ford earlier today and recommending that residents move away from the concept of the “social circle”
and limit close interactions to those within their households.
Trends in COVID-19 cases in Hamilton are showing that the virus is most commonly being transmitted at private social gatherings, in situations where people are not practicing appropriate physical distancing,
and when people are not wearing masks indoors or in other settings where physical distancing is a challenge.
With businesses and schools reopening, and many residents returning to work, the concept of a social circle no longer reflects the reality of our daily lives,
The City of Hamilton is advising residents that an employee working at the Flamborough Municipal Service Centre (MSC) has tested positive for COVID-19.
Hamilton Public Health Services notified the City of the positive test result late this afternoon. The employee is currently self-isolating and Public Health Services is in the process of completing contact tracing to ensure all close contacts also self-isolate.
The City of Hamilton extends its best wishes to the employee and hopes for a speedy recovery.
Hamilton healthcare providers understand the need for timely COVID-19 testing and are working collaboratively to meet a significant increase in demand.
Visits to testing centres have doubled in recent weeks to approximately 1000 people per day.
Yesterday, calls to Hamilton Public Health Services booking line jumped to 3000 calls, compared to approximately 1000 calls two weeks ago.
In order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and accommodate faster testing for symptomatic individuals and close contacts of confirmed cases, we are asking people to please book an appointment. Walk-ins will not be guaranteed an immediate test & may need to schedule an appointment.
Due to the nature of the employee’s position working closely with the public, the City of Hamilton is advising that it has been notified that one of its Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) bus operators has tested positive for COVID-19.
The employee last worked on Route #5 Delaware Tuesday, September 8 and Wednesday, September 9, 2020.
Public Health advises there is low risk to the public, however the City decided to advise the public out of an abundance of caution.
The employee notified the City over the weekend after testing positive. The operator and any others they may have come in contact with are currently self-isolating at home.
The operator is at home recovering and the City extends its best wishes to the employee and hopes for...
The City of Hamilton is providing some additional updates as part of the City’s continued efforts for a gradual, safe and measured reopening of municipal facilities and the restart of programs and services.
The City of Hamilton owns several facilities where external user groups typically operate and offer various types of programming...
...The City is working closely with these groups to ensure reopenings in these facilities are safe and meet all of the health and safety requirements before programming may resume. As we continue our efforts to safely reopen facilities, the Emergency Operations Centre will...