COVID-19 Cases In Ottawa

• Ottawa Public Health reports 37 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 289

  Local health officials said Friday they will be reviewing Ontario's COVID-19 projections and plugging in local data to get a clearer picture of Ottawa's situation.

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  Apr 3, 2020
  
• COVID-19 ‘care clinic’ opening in Ottawa to divert sick patients from family doctors

  The care clinic, which will be located in a school on Moodie Drive in Ottawa's west end, is scheduled to open on Monday.

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  Apr 2, 2020
  
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• ‘Do the right thing’: Officials urge staying home as COVID-19 cases in Ottawa hit 194

  Bylaw officers got 139 calls on Tuesday alone about large gatherings in the city amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said Wednesday.

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  Apr 1, 2020
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• ‘No plans’ to staff Ottawa cops on bridges as Gatineau police enforce new Quebec travel limits

  "We don't believe on this side that it's necessary," Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said on Wednesday.

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  Apr 1, 2020
• Coronavirus: OC Transpo bus driver tests positive for COVID-19

  The operator drove five buses serving several different routes in the three days before self-isolating, the head of OC Transpo said.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2020
• Public health unit reports Ottawa’s 3rd COVID-19-related death

  Ottawa Public Health has now declared outbreaks at three retirement homes and one long-term care facility in the city.

  Health

  Mar 31, 2020
• Carleton president reports 1st coronavirus case in university community

  A university employee has tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, Carleton's president said on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2020
• Retirement home resident among 75 confirmed coronavirus cases in Ottawa: public health

  The retirement home resident is being treated in hospital for the virus, along with 16 other people, according to Ottawa's chief medical officer.

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  Mar 27, 2020
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• Ottawa health unit trying to improve 7-day wait time for coronavirus test results

  Local health officials are working to improve those wait times, Dr. Vera Etches, the city's chief medical officer, said Tuesday.

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  Mar 24, 2020
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• Ottawa Public Health wants to monitor how people are complying, coping with social distancing

  "I think that the feedback we have is that people are taking it seriously and there are exceptions and people are concerned about the exceptions," Ottawa's top doctor said on Monday.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2020