Ottawa COVID-19: Breaking News on April 12, 2021

Ottawa-Good morning. Here is the latest news about the impact on COVID-19 and Ottawa.

Fast facts:

• Ottawa broke the daily record for three consecutive days on Sunday.

• The state has announced dozens of additional pharmacies where the COVID-19 vaccine will soon be administered.

• Riverward coun. Riley Blockington states that the ordinance wants to strengthen the enforcement of stay-at-home orders in city parks.

COVID-19 by Ottawa figures (Ottawa public health data):

• New COVID-19 Cases: 370 new cases on Sunday
• Total of COVID-19 cases: 19,725
• COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people (past 7 days): 163.1
• Ottawa Positive Rate: 9.2% (April 2-8)
• Number of reproductions: 1.20 (7-day average)

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Who should take the test?

Ottawa Public Health states that you can take the COVID-19 test at an assessment center, care clinic, or community testing site if any of the following are true:

• You are showing symptoms of COVID-19.

• You have been exposed to confirmed virus cases by notification from Ottawa Public Health or by contact notification via the COVID Alert app.

• You live or work in an environment with an outbreak of COVID-19, identified and notified by Ottawa Public Health.

• You are a resident, worker, or visitor to a nursing home, retirement home, homeless shelter, or other housing complex (eg, a group home, community-backed life, a disability-specific community or collective). Settings, short-term rehabilitation, hospice and other shelters);

• You are a person identified as an indigenous person, an Inuit, or a Metis.

• You are a person traveling to work in a remote indigenous, Inuit, or Metis community.

• Through rapid testing, we received preliminary positive results.

• It should be tested 72 hours before scheduled (non-urgent or urgent) surgery (as recommended by your healthcare provider).

• You are the escort of one of them traveling abroad for patient and / or treatment.

• You are an international student who has passed the 14-day quarantine period.

• You are a farm worker.

• You are an educator who does not have access to pharmacy tests.Or

• You belong to a targeted test group, as outlined in Guidance from the Chief Health Officer.

Where to be tested for COVID-19 in Ottawa:

Ottawa has several sites for COVID-19 testing. To make a reservation, please visit: https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/shared-content/assessment-centres.aspx

• Brewer Ottawa Hospital / CHEO Assessment Center: Open Monday to Sunday from 8:30 am to 7:30 pm

• COVID-19 Drive-Through Assessment Center (300 Coventry Road): Open 7 days a week from 10 am to 6 pm

• Moody Care and Test Center: Open Monday to Friday from 8am to 3:30 pm Open Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 11:30 am (test only)

• Heron Care and Test Center: Open Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm

• Rayfriel Care and Test Center: Open Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm and Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 4pm (test only).

• Howard Darwin Centennial Arena COVID-19 Assessment Center: Open daily from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm

• Centretown Community Health Centre: Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 4pm.

• Sandy Hill Community Health Center: Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm.

• Somerset West Community Health Center: Open Monday to Wednesday from 9am to 4pm.

Vaccine Eligibility Screening Tool:

To see if you are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Ottawa click here..

COVID-19 Screening Tool:

COVID-19 screening tool for students returning to face-to-face classes You can find it here..

Symptoms:

Classic symptoms: Fever, new or worsening cough, shortness of breath

Other symptoms: Sore throat, difficulty swallowing, loss of new taste or smell, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, pneumonia, runny nose or stuffy nose of unknown cause

Less common symptoms: Unexplained malaise, muscle aches, headaches, delirium, chills, red / inflamed eyes, croup

Record-breaking cases continue to surge

Ottawa set a pandemic record for three consecutive days on Sunday.

Ottawa Public Health reported cases of COVID-19 identified in 370 new laboratories in residents. This is the highest number ever for an overall pandemic. This is followed by 325 new cases on Saturday and 242 new cases on Friday.

No new deaths were announced on Sunday. The local death toll is 475.

The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is also at a record level, with 81 hospitalized with COVID-19. One-third of them, or 26 to be exact, are in the intensive care unit.

More pharmacies will soon offer AstraZeneca vaccine

The Ontario government has released a list of dozens of additional pharmacies that have announced that they will soon be offering the AstraZeneca vaccine to residents aged 55 and over.

Currently, 34 pharmacies in Ottawa have vaccination appointments, but the newly named pharmacy has 113 last pharmacies throughout the city.

However, 79 new-named pharmacies have not yet provided vaccines. The state said it would be ready this week, but no specific date is available.

Recommended to visit List of Ontario Locations If you would like to make an appointment for vaccination, please find the nearest pharmacy. They will appear in the list as more pharmacies are ready to offer reservations.

Ottawa councilor wants to strengthen the enforcement of articles of incorporation in local parks

The warm, unseasonable weekend temperatures were high outdoors, bringing crowds to parks, including Ottawa’s Mooneys Bay.

However, some residents are concerned about reports of large numbers of people gathering on the first weekend of Ontario’s 28-day stay-at-home order.

“The green space is open,” said Riverward Coun. Riley Blockington. “We want people to go out, but we want people to go out responsibly.”

Blockington drove Mooneys Bay on Saturday afternoon after hearing complaints from residents about a large rally in the park.

“There were a lot of people here,” he said.

Last summer, with the existence and enforcement of the Daily Articles of Incorporation, Blockington said it would continue this year. But he now wants its existence.

“The challenge is that it’s still early April and the staff isn’t up yet,” he said. “There is no park yet due to city and Ottawa ordinances, but we need it.”