There are 268 new COVID-19 cases confirmed Thursday in Hamilton.
That’s a new record, according to Hamilton Public Health’s daily statistical update, topping Wednesday’s revised total of 257. Before that, the largest single-day increase was 238, in April.
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The latest public health figures also show that the city has more than 1,000 active cases for the first time in several months.
There are 10 more cases linked to a Gray Cup-related event on December 10 at the Corktown Pub, bringing the total to 24 and making it the largest of the city’s 35 active outbreaks.
Local hospitalizations related to COVID-19 are also on the rise, rising to 52 in total, compared to 43 on Wednesday and 33 on Tuesday.
Hamilton Health Sciences says it has 42 positive COVID-19 patients, five or fewer in intensive care on Thursday.
Ten patients are admitted to St. Joseph’s Healthcare with the virus, three of them in the ICU.
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St. Joe’s has also tightened its visitor restrictions further, starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, and in response to the spread of the Omicron variant.
Visits are no longer allowed for patients staying in the hospital less than seven days, with limited exceptions.
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