OTTAWA It appears the saga of Bruce , the fictitious Ottawa Public Health social media employee who forgot to fill in a Super Bowl tweet with the correct information, continues with Bruce s dad weighing in. A tweet by the Crackup Comedy Festival includes a special message from Ottawa Public Health in which Bruce s dad addresses some online comments about his son. Here s Bruce s dad! He s coming to you with a special message from @OttawaHealth to defend his son and remind you to stay home and get your FREE tickets for the virtual @CrackUpFestival April 9-10. https://t.co/3AHk1URDTx@jimwatsonottawa@careforHCS@colinmochrie#Crackup2021pic.twitter.com/tbeCwN0Ntq
Fast Facts: Medical officer of health Dr. Vera Etches is warning Ottawa that vaccination alone won t reduce rising case counts. Ottawa has surpassed 18,000 total COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began. A new COVID-19 testing centre will open up in Nepean for at least the next two weeks to meet rising demand. Ontario has tapped the head of Ornge Air Ambulance to lead the province through Phase 2 of its vaccination plan.
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa (Ottawa Public Health data):
New COVID-19 cases: 198 new cases on Sunday
Total COVID-19 cases: 18,023
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 114.9
Positivity rate in Ottawa: 6.5 per cent (Mar. 26 to April 1)
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OTTAWA A proposed new embassy row just west of downtown could soon be up for debate at Ottawa City Hall. The plan by the National Capital Commission would see green space in Mechanicsville near the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway used for six new embassies that each be three storeys tall. Which countries will occupy the embassies has yet to be decided. But residents of Mechanicsville opposed to the project say the land space should not be used for a row of diplomatic missions. Roy Atkinson, of the Mechanicsville Community Association told CTV News at Noon that one the principal concerns is safety.
The Ontario government has appointed the head of the province s air ambulance service as the new task force head for Phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout.