Fast Facts: Ottawa Public Health reported seven additional deaths linked to COVID-19 on Sunday. An Ottawa doctor says family physicians are being left out of Ontario s COVID-19 vaccine rollout. A local pediatrician is calling the extended closures of schools a mental health, physical health, and academic crisis. Ottawa families spent Sunday morning booking vaccine appointments for their children as the province expanded eligibility to anyone 12 and older.
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa (Ottawa Public Health data):
New COVID-19 cases: 97 cases on Sunday
Total COVID-19 cases: 26,600
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 52.9
Positivity rate in Ottawa: 5.5 per cent (May 14 to May 20)
Many families in Ottawa were up early Sunday morning, hoping to get a vaccine appointment for their children as the province opened eligibility to ages 12 to 17.