Hamilton reports 530 new COVID-19 cases, one virus-related death
Published January 7, 2022 at 11:56 am
Hamilton reported 530 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday (Jan. 7), bringing the total number of active cases in the community to 7,577.
The city also recorded one COVID-19-related death on Friday, bringing the local death toll to 428.
Hamilton Health Sciences
Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) reports that 161 people are being treated at its hospitals for COVID-19, compared to 170 the previous day. There are 21 individuals being treated in HHS intensive care units (ICU) compared to 22 the day prior.
Hamilton General Hospital is at 99 per cent occupancy — down from 101 per cent the previous day. Juravinski Hospital has remained at 116 per cent occupancy over the last 24 hours.
HHS is reporting that 612 staff are self-isolating, compared to 539 the day prior.
Ninety-eight per cent of HHS employees are fully vaccinated and 14 individuals have had their employment terminated for not following vaccination guidelines.
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St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton is reporting that 79 people are being treated for COVID-19 at its hospital, compared to 93 the previous day. Twelve individuals are in the ICU which hasn’t changed from the day prior.
St. Joe’s hospital occupancy remains at 92 per cent and ICU occupancy is 86 per cent, up from 85 per cent the day previous.
There are currently 268 St. Joe’s employees self-isolating, down from 281 on Thursday.
Data shows that 97.9 per cent of the staff at St. Joe’s is fully vaccinated while three individuals are currently on unpaid leave for violating vaccination guidelines.
City of Hamilton vaccination numbers
As of Thursday, 79.8 per cent of eligible Hamiltonians are fully vaccinated, with 85 per cent receiving at least one dose. Thirty-nine per cent of children between the ages of four and 12 are fully vaccinated. The vaccination percentage of the other age groups ranges between 84 and 99 per cent.
Unvaccinated Hamilton residents are being infected at 1.8 times the rate as the vaccinated, according to City data collected from Aug. 18, 2021, to now. The unvaccinated have also been 9.2 times more likely to be hospitalized and 14.3 times more likely to be admitted to the ICU. The risk of death among the unvaccinated is 6.7 times higher than it is for the fully vaccinated in Hamilton.
Provincial COVID-19 numbers
Ontario is reporting 2,472 patients in hospital with COVID-19, including 338 people in intensive care.
That’s up from 2,279 patients hospitalized and 319 in ICUs one day ago, and surpasses the previous peak of 2,360 people in hospital on April 20.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says 232 ICU patients are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status, and 106 are fully vaccinated.
Forty-two new deaths were reported, which a spokeswoman for Elliott says occurred over the past 10 days and were added today due to a data clean-up.
The province is reporting 11,899 new COVID-19 cases, but Public Health Ontario says the actual case count is likely higher due to the current testing policy.
Provincial data shows 81.7 per cent of Ontarians aged five and older have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 87.5 per cent have at least one dose.
— with a file from The Canadian Press
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