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Jul 3, 2020 14 tweets 5 min read Read on X
July 3 COVID-19 update from the City of Hamilton:

As of 9am this morning, there are 835 confirmed positive cases, 8 probable cases & 44 deaths from COVID-19 in #HamOnt. Of the 843 cases, 89% are resolved.

Full release: hamilton.ca/government-inf…

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#HamiltonReopens: Beginning July 15, most waterfalls in Hamilton will reopen, including their associated parking lots. At this time, Tews Falls, Websters Falls & Dundas Peak will remain closed. Remember to maintain a physical distance of 2m from those outside your social circle.
The Ontario government announced this week that it will be providing additional funding to help municipalities and urban Indigenous community partners fund long-term, innovative housing solutions resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak. The funding can be used to renovate...
... shelters or purchase new facilities that will help with physical distancing in the short term and support longer-term, more sustainable solutions to homelessness. In addition, this funding could also be used to provide vulnerable people with food, shelter and supplies.
.@HamiltonLibrary is opening 6 more branches for Takeout service: Ancaster, Kenilworth, Sherwood, Saltfleet, Turner Park and Waterdown, in addition to Central, Dundas, Terryberry and Red Hill that reopened earlier in June. Details: hpl.ca/takeout. #HamiltonReopens
Beginning Monday, 9 swimming pools and 1 wading pool will reopen. The pools will hold open swims between 12pm-7pm daily until September. Schedules and guidelines for visiting pools are available at: hamilton.ca/swimming. Pool capacity is limited, there may be waiting times.
Reminder: All play structures and playground equipment remain closed at this time, as per the provincial emergency orders. Residents are asked to please not remove caution tape or signage indicating the closures.
As we increase the capacity on @hsr buses and now that we have returned to loading customers in through the front door for fare collection as of July 1, a reminder that customers are required to wear a non-medical mask while riding the bus, taking DARTS and using TRANSCAB...
...Beginning Monday, July 6, HSR will begin a temporary program to distribute non-medical masks to customers who cannot acquire one through another means. As well, staff are working with both DARTS and local social service organizations to distribute the masks to transit users...
...The masks are one-time use only, and will be available while supplies last. HSR is committed to the safety of our operators and customers, and is distributing these masks to help provide customers with a temporary solution until they can acquire their own personal mask...
...HSR is seeing a compliance rate of approximately 75% since June 22, when it became mandatory to wear a non-medical mask while using public transit.
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.
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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Apr 24, 2021
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.
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Oct 2, 2020
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,
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Sep 26, 2020
The City of Hamilton is advising residents that an employee working at the Flamborough Municipal Service Centre (MSC) has tested positive for COVID-19.

Release>>hamilton.ca/government-inf… #HamOnt
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.
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Sep 22, 2020
Hamilton healthcare providers understand the need for timely COVID-19 testing and are working collaboratively to meet a significant increase in demand.

Release>>hamilton.ca/government-inf… #HamOnt Image
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.
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Sep 14, 2020
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.

Release>>hamilton.ca/government-inf… #HamOnt
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...
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Sep 8, 2020
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.

Release>>hamilton.ca/government-inf… #HamiltonReopens #HamOnt
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...
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