Fast Facts: The Ontario government has announced a 28-day lockdown for the southern parts of the province, including Ottawa, starting on Boxing Day. Mayor Jim Watson says he does not support a four-week lockdown in Ottawa. Ottawa s COVID-19 case numbers are holding steady. Advocates are calling for better protections for prison inmates after a large outbreak at a Kingston jail.
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa:
New cases: 31 new cases on Monday
Total COVID-19 cases: 9,384
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 27.0
Positivity rate in Ottawa: 1.4 per cent (Dec 11-17)
Reproduction Number: 1.06 (seven day average)
Testing: Ottawa Public Health says there are four reasons to seek testing for COVID-19:
Fast Facts: Sources tell CTV News Toronto that Ontario will enter a provincewide lockdown starting Christmas Eve. Ottawa has fewer than 20 COVID-19 patients in local hospitals for the first time since October. A COVID-19 outbreak at a Pembroke dental office is being blamed on someone who traveled to the area from a lockdown region.
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa:
New cases: 39 new cases on Saturday
Total COVID-19 cases: 9,353
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 28.8
Positivity rate in Ottawa: 1.4 per cent (Dec 11-17)
Reproduction Number: 0.97 (seven day average)
Testing: Ottawa Public Health says there are four reasons to seek testing for COVID-19:
Fast Facts: Ottawa Public Health reported zero patients with COVID-19 in the city s ICUs for the first time since September. Canada has surpassed 500,000 total COVID-19 cases. Visitors to the Royal Canadian Legion in Wellington, Ont. this month are asked to self-isolate due to COVID-19 risk.
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa:
New cases: 46 new cases on Saturday
Total COVID-19 cases: 9,314
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 30.9
Positivity rate in Ottawa: 1.4 per cent (Dec 11-17)
Reproduction Number: 0.98 (seven day average)
Testing: Ottawa Public Health says there are four reasons to seek testing for COVID-19: You are showing COVID-19 symptoms. OR You have been exposed to a confirmed case of the virus, as informed by Ottawa Public Health or exposure notification through the COVID Alert app. OR
Fast Facts: Kingston-area joins Ottawa, Eastern Ontario Health Unit in orange-restrict level on Monday Ontario reports 2,000 COVID-19 cases for a fourth-straight day; 57 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday Eastern Ontario Health Unit orders big box stores to set capacity limits for each department Ottawa Public Health says a sports practice in Ottawa led to 89 COVID-19 cases and forced hundreds to self-isolate
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa:
New cases: 57 new cases on Friday
Total COVID-19 cases: 9,268
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 30.4
Positivity rate in Ottawa: 1.4 per cent (Dec 11-17)
Reproduction Number: 0.98 (seven day average)
Testing: Ottawa Public Health says there are four reasons to seek testing for COVID-19:
Fast Facts: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is being cautious with estimates for COVID-19 vaccine distribution Ontario sets a single day record for COVID-19 cases on Thursday; 52 new cases in Ottawa 80 inmates at Joyceville Institution near Kingston have tested positive for COVID-19 Ottawa Public Health receives $4.7 million to open a COVID-19 isolation centre in Ottawa Santa Claus deemed an essential service provider in Ontario, clearing the way for him to visit on Christmas Eve
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa:
New cases: 52 new cases on Thursday
Total COVID-19 cases: 9,211
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 28.9
Positivity rate in Ottawa: 1.3 per cent (Dec 9-15)