Ottawa Coronavirus

• Staff shortages, COVID-19 case load push The Ottawa Hospital into new surge plans

  Deaths and hospitalizations related to COVID-19 continue to tick up in Ottawa as the city's largest hospital implements new surge plans.

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  Jan 7
  
• 1 COVID-19 death, more than 1K new cases added in Ottawa

  Ottawa Public Health added 1,231 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday as limited testing continues to underestimate viral levels in the city.

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  Jan 6
  
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• COVID-19 hospitalizations jump overnight in Ottawa

  There are more than 30 people in hospital with COVID-19 in Ottawa, six more than the day before, as case counts remain underestimated in the city.

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  Jan 5
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• COVID-19: The Ottawa Hospital restricting visitors to essential caregivers only

  The Ottawa Hospital is limiting visitor access and postponing non-urgent surgeries as it looks to maintain capacity during the Omicron wave of COVID-19.

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  Jan 4
• 30 COVID-19 cases in Ottawa Paramedic Service, 93 patients possibly exposed

  Thirty members of the Ottawa Paramedic Service have tested positive for COVID-19, though the chief of the service says there's been no impact on service levels.

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  Dec 21, 2021
• Ottawa surpasses 2K active COVID-19 cases, 50 outbreaks

  Ottawa Public Health says the number of active COVID-19 cases in Ottawa is back above 2,000 for the first time since the spring wave.

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  Dec 21, 2021
• Ottawa Hospital moves to restrict visitors as COVID-19 test positivity hits 8.7%

  The Ottawa Hospital is limiting visitor access to its facilities this week as a COVID-19 spike driven by the Omicron variant overwhelms testing capacity in the city.

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  Dec 20, 2021
• Ottawa kids still at risk over holidays despite COVID-19 vaccine progress: Etches

  Ottawa's Dr. Vera Etches is warning parents of young kids that even if they've gotten a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, their children remain vulnerable this holiday.

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  Dec 9, 2021
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• Ottawa COVID-19 cases rising but hospitalizations stable

  Ottawa Public Health is reporting 74 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as the weekly incidence rates of coronavirus infections rises in the city.

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  Dec 8, 2021
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• Daily COVID-19 case report hits 2-month high in Ottawa

  Ottawa Public Health reported 62 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, while no new instances of the Omicron variant have been recorded locally.

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  Dec 2, 2021