Hydro Ottawa says it could take three to four days to restore power to tens of thousands of Ottawa homes and businesses following Saturday s powerful storm.
The President and CEO of Hydro Ottawa says the local distribution network was crushed by Saturday s storm and some people could be without power through the rest of the week.
At Ottawa community clinics, hospitals, doctor s offices and pharmacies, there was excitement and smiles on Friday as the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines were administered to children.
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But that good news was tempered somewhat by the province’s daily case count which jumped to 210 after three days below 200.
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The increase was partially due to an increase in testing.
The province also reported four new COVID-19 deaths.
There are 194 people in hospital with COVID-19 in the province, 215 in intensive care and 145 patients on ventilators.
The Region of Waterloo continues to be the province’s hot spot for infections with 52 new cases reported Thursday, followed by Peel with 23, Hamilton with 19, Toronto with 18, and Grey Bruce with 17.