News Releases

HAMILTON, ON – Today, Mayors and Chairs from the 11 largest municipal governments across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area held their regular weekly meeting to discuss the ongoing response to COVID-19 across the region.

HAMILTON, ON – Today, the City of Hamilton is launching an online presence to memorialize Hamilton residents who have lost their lives due to COVID-19. The Hamilton Remembers: COVID-19 virtual memorial allows family members of those who have passed away from COVID-19 to submit a brief message and photo to pay tribute to their loved one. The message and photo will be posted on the City’s website at www.hamilton.ca/covid-virtual-memorial.

HAMILTON, ON – The Hamilton healthcare partners continue to make progress in vaccinating members of the community who fall into Phases 1 & 2 of the Province’s COVID-19 Vaccination Framework. We are pleased to announce that to date, we have administered approximately 202,666 doses of COVD-19 vaccine – with upwards of 37.2% of Hamiltonians over the age of 16 receiving a vaccine to date.

HAMILTON, ON – City of Hamilton Public Health Services has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Rebecca Towers (235 Rebecca Street), a 164 unit 17-storey apartment building in Hamilton. Currently there are 28 active COVID-19 cases, and a total 55 cases and one death having been identified since the middle of March. These cases are spread across 17 different units on 10 separate floors. We appreciate how concerning this is for the residents of this building and the impact COVID-19 is having on their tight-knit community.

HAMILTON, ON – The Hamilton healthcare partners continue to make progress in vaccinating members of the community. We are pleased to announce that to date, we have administered approximately 189,044 doses of COVD-19 vaccine - with 34.1% of Hamiltonians over the age of 16 receiving a vaccine to date.

HAMILTON, ON – The Hamilton healthcare partners continue to make progress in vaccinating members of the community who fall into Phases 1 & 2 of the Province’s COVID-19 Vaccination Framework. We are pleased to announce that to date, we have administered approximately 186,114 doses of COVD-19 vaccine – with upwards of 33.3% of Hamiltonians over the age of 16 receiving a vaccine to date.

HAMILTON, ON – Earlier today, Premier Ford announced a number of new restrictions as a result of continued pressures on the hospital system and the rise of COVID-19 variant cases in Ontario. The Province also announced strengthened enforcement of the Stay-at-Home Orders, aimed at stopping the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Ontario.

HAMILTON, ON – Earlier this week, Premier Ford announced a province-wide Stay-at-Home Order that began yesterday, Thursday, April 8, 2021, at 12:01 am.

HAMILTON, ON – In response to a Council Motion approved in December 2020, the City is investing $1 million equally towards the rapid repair of out of service social housing units, and increasing the 2021 Housing Stability Benefit budget to support tenants at risk of losing housing due to impacts of COVID-19.