COVID-19 Ottawa: Ottawa Public Health says four more people have died after contracting the Novel Coronavirus. 308 people in the Capital have now died from COVID-19 complications throughout the pandemic. 60 new cases were confirmed Wednesday, sending the city’s total up to 6226, with 717 active, and 5201 resolved. Meanwhile, despite the rise in cases, Ottawa’s […]
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Afternoon News: Wednesday, October 14, 2020
COVID-19 Ottawa: Ottawa Public Health is reporting a significant drop in new confirmed, and active, COVID-19 cases in the capital. 45 new cases were reported Wednesday, sending the city’s total throughout the pandemic up to 5,707, with 4,641 resolved. There are 769 active cases in the city, which is down from 839 Tuesday. COVID-19 Ontario: There […]
Update: Trick-or-treating not encouraged in the capital this Halloween
The beloved spooky autumn celebration of Halloween will look different this year. On October 14th, Ottawa’s top doctor, Vera Etches, encouraged people not to trick-or-treat for Halloween 2020. She mentioned that candy bowls are high risk in the transmission of COVID-19. However, that doesn’t mean you and your kids can’t dress up and collect candy within your […]
Afternoon News: Friday, September 18, 2020
COVID-19 Ottawa: Ottawa’s Top Doctor says the city has entered the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Vera Etches made the comment after meeting with Mayor Jim Watson and Premier Doug Ford Friday morning. Hours after her comments, Ottawa Public Health reported 63 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases. 3,549 cases have been recorded in the Capital […]
Afternoon News: Thursday, March 19, 2020
Covid-19 Ottawa: Two more cases of Covid-19 have been reported in our city Thursday. Ottawa Public Health says there are also three intermediate cases, that, if confirmed, would take our city’s total to nineteen. The new cases are a man in his 40’s, and another man in his 60’s, both of whom recently returned from Europe. […]
Covid-19 Update: Thursday, March 12, 2020: Second Ottawa Case Confirmed
The Province has confirmed The City of Ottawa’s second case of Covid-19. The government says the patient is a woman in her 40’s, who recently returned from Italy. She visited the Queensway-Carleton Hospital, and is now in self-isolation. The news comes a day after the confirmation of the city’s first case. That was a man in […]