COVID-19 pandemic have shifted from care homes to workplaces.During a board of health meeting on Monday, epidemiologist Stephanie Hughes said there were 89 workplace outbreaks declared in Hamilton between mid-February and mid-May with warehousing, manufacturing and the construction sector accounting for the bulk of the cases.
Ontario reports 1,616 new COVID-19 cases, but lowest daily testing in several months “It is worth noting that there has been an increase in the percentage of outbreaks declared in the food and beverage sector and a decrease in those declared in the retail sector,” Hughes told city councillors.City data suggests workplace outbreaks make up approximately seven per cent of all cases reported to Hamilton Public Health in.