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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. ....
OTTAWA The Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) says it is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine rollout to include any residents born in or before 1951. In a release Saturday, the RCDHU said there has been tremendous interest and uptake in COVID-19 vaccination so far in Renfrew County and District. Additionally, residents born between 1952 and 1956 (65 to 69 years of age) can pre-register for a vaccine appointment, but cannot book appointments yet. Pre-register only means that you cannot book appointments at this time. This ensures that residents are readily available should RCDHU receive extra vaccine, and so that staff can plan and prepare for upcoming vaccination clinics, the health unit said. Residents on the 65 to 69 years of age registration only list may receive calls offering vaccination if extra doses are available at clinics. ....
OTTAWA Ottawa Public Health is reporting another 198 people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19, pushing the capital s pandemic total to more than 18,000 confirmed cases. Ottawa surpassed 17,000 cases on March 29. Sunday s report from Ottawa Public Health s COVID-19 dashboard shows Ottawa has seen 18,023 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the first case was confirmed on March 11, 2020. No new deaths were reported on Sunday. The city s pandemic death toll stands at 467 residents. The Ontario government did not provide a provicewide update on Sunday because of the Easter holiday. Ontario will release both Sunday and Monday s reports at 10:30 a.m. Monday. There are more people in the hospital and in the ICU, and the number of people with known active cases of COVID-19 has surpassed 1,600. The city s incidence rate of new cases per 100,000 people is nearly 115 and the estimated reproduction number remains above 1, meaning the virus ....