COVID-19 cases on Monday with active cases dropping for the fourth day in a row.The city’s active cases have dropped by almost 100 since Thursday, from 710 to 615 as of Feb.
1.Despite the decline, the city’s medical officer of health characterized the numbers as “still quite high” during an update on Monday.“Today we have a total of 46 local outbreaks, which is below our peak of 53, but still a very high number,” said Dr.
Elizabeth Ricahrdson.“We want to see those continue to come down here in Hamilton. So we very much need the (provincial) control measures that are in place.” Ontario reports under 2,000 new coronavirus cases, 36 more deaths Twenty-seven of the city’s current outbreaks are in health care facilities with another 10 in.