Greater than 100 folks have been contaminated with COVID at a Hamilton seniors’ residence for the second time this month.
As well as, the town reported seven COVID deaths in a single week, together with a Hamiltonian of their 60s.
Whereas total COVID and flu are on a downward development in Hamilton, new knowledge from Public Well being Ontario particulars the quick unfold of the extremely transmissible subvariant Kraken.
Outbreaks present that Hamilton seniors’ properties stay susceptible to COVID.
Chartwell Willowgrove Lengthy Time period Care Residence in Ancaster has had 103 infections and two deaths since Jan. 1.
Grace Villa reached 124 circumstances earlier than the outbreak declared Christmas Day ended final week on the long-term care residence on the east Mountain.
The Village of Wentworth Heights Retirement Dwelling on the central Mountain has had 63 take a look at optimistic and one demise since Jan. 5. The long-term care residence on the similar website had 42 circumstances in an outbreak declared over Jan. 23.
There have been 51 infections and two deaths at Parkview Nursing Centre in west Hamilton since Jan. 9. Heritage Inexperienced Lengthy Time period Care in Stoney Creek has had 43 take a look at optimistic and one demise since Jan. 4.
As well as, there’s a giant outbreak of norovirus with 51 circumstances on the Meadows Lengthy Time period Care Dwelling in Ancaster.
In complete, Hamilton had 16 energetic respiratory and intestinal outbreaks as of Thursday — 11 of them are COVID and 11 are at seniors’ properties.
The town has reported seven COVID deaths between Jan. 17 and Jan. 24 to convey Hamilton’s pandemic fatalities to 669.
One of many deaths was a Hamiltonian of their 60s — about 9 per cent of Hamilton’s COVID deaths have been amongst this age group. Six of the latest fatalities have been seniors age 80 and older — this group accounts for two-thirds of Hamilton’s pandemic deaths.
COVID unfold was up to date to reasonable and reducing within the metropolis’s report Wednesday. Influenza transmission is at present low.
Data from Public Well being Ontario exhibits Kraken — the correct title is XBB.1.5 — elevated to just about 10 per cent of COVID circumstances in Haldimand and Norfolk from Dec. 11 to Jan 7. That compares to 5 per cent from Dec. 4 to Dec. 31. It’s additionally the best in Ontario by far.
Throughout the identical time, the subvariant rose to 0.6 per cent of Hamilton’s COVID circumstances from 0.3 per cent.
