COVID-19 in Ottawa: Fast Facts for Sept. 18, 2021
Good morning. Here is the latest news on COVID-19 and its impact on Ottawa.
Fast Facts:
- Temporary COVID-19 testing clinic opening in Ottawa this weekend as demand increases
- COVID-19 outbreaks declared at four Ottawa schools, 47 schools with cases
- COVID-19 related hospitalizations increase in Ottawa
- A child under 10 dies due to COVID-19 in the Waterloo region
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa (Ottawa Public Health data):
- New COVID-19 cases: 75 cases on Friday
- Total COVID-19 cases: 29,151
- COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 35.4
- Positivity rate in Ottawa: 3.4 per cent (seven-day average)
- Reproduction Number: 1.09 (seven-day average)
Testing:
Who should get a test?
Ottawa Public Health says you can get a COVID-19 test at an assessment centre, care clinic, or community testing site if any of the following apply to you:
- You are showing COVID-19 symptoms;
- You have been exposed to a confirmed case of the virus, as informed by Ottawa Public Health or exposure notification through the COVID Alert app;
- You are a resident or work in a setting that has a COVID-19 outbreak, as identified and informed by Ottawa Public Health;
- You are a resident, a worker or a visitor to long-term care, retirement homes, homeless shelters or other congregate settings (for example: group homes, community supported living, disability-specific communities or congregate settings, short-term rehab, hospices and other shelters);
- You are a person who identifies as First Nations, Inuit or Métis;
- You are a person travelling to work in a remote First Nations, Inuit or Métis community;
- You received a preliminary positive result through rapid testing;
- You are a patient and/or their 1 accompanying escort travelling out of country for medical treatment;
- You are a farm worker;
- You are an educator who cannot access pharmacy-testing; or
- You are in a targeted testing group as outlined in guidance from the Chief Medical Officer of Health.
Long-term care staff, caregivers, volunteers and visitors who are fully immunized against COVID-19 are not required to present a negative COVID-19 test before entering or visiting a long-term care home.
Where to get tested for COVID-19 in Ottawa:
There are several sites for COVID-19 testing in Ottawa. To book an appointment, visit https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/shared-content/assessment-centres.aspx
- The Brewer Ottawa Hospital/CHEO Assessment Centre: Open Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- COVID-19 Drive-Thru Assessment Centre at 300 Coventry Road: Open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- The Moodie Care and Testing Centre: Open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- The Ray Friel Care and Testing Centre: Open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- North Grenville COVID-19 Assessment Centre (Kemptville) – 15 Campus Drive: Open Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Centretown Community Health Centre: Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Sandy Hill Community Health Centre: Open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 pm.
- Somerset West Community Health Centre: Open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday
COVID-19 screening tool:
The COVID-19 screening tool for summer camp children and staff. All campers and staff must complete the COVID-19 School and Childcare screening tool daily.
Symptoms:
Classic Symptoms: fever, new or worsening cough, shortness of breath
Other symptoms: sore throat, difficulty swallowing, new loss of taste or smell, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, pneumonia, new or unexplained runny nose or nasal congestion
Less common symptoms: unexplained fatigue, muscle aches, headache, delirium, chills, red/inflamed eyes, croup
Temporary COVID-19 testing clinic opening at McNabb Arena this weekend as testing demand increases
A temporary COVID-19 testing clinic will open at the McNabb Arena this weekend, as Ottawa parents complain about a lack of children testing appointments in Ottawa.
In a statement on Twitter, Ottawa Public Health said, "Our partners who manage COVID testing are working to increase their capacity to meet testing demand."
A temporary pop-up COVID-19 assessment centre will be open Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the McNabb Arena at 180 Percy Street. COVID-19 testing will be available for anyone over the age of six months old.
It's a drop-in COVID-19 testing centre, and no appointments are needed.
COVID-19 cases reported at 47 schools in Ottawa
Ottawa Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a fourth school during the first few weeks of the school year.
The outbreak was declared at Ecole élémentaire catholique Franco-Cite, where there are five cases of novel coronavirus.
As of Friday, there are active COVID-19 cases at 47 schools in Ottawa's four school boards, involving students and staff.
75 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, COVID-related hospitalizations increase
Ottawa Public Health reported 75 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, while hospitalizations continued to rise.
Thirty-four of the 75 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday involve residents under the age of 20.
Since the first case of COVID-19 in March 2020, there have been 29,151 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, including 594 deaths.
There are now 11 people in hospital with COVID-19 related illnesses.
Health officials report COVID-19-related death of child under 10 in Ontario's Waterloo Region
A child under the age of 10 has died due to COVID-19 in the Waterloo region.
Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang confirmed the child's death at the region's weekly COVID-19 briefing on Friday morning.
"The child had underlying health conditions," Wang said. "There were no school-related or childcare-related exposures in this case."
Premier Doug Ford addressed the death on social media, calling it "absolutely gut-wrenching."
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