Ottawa Public Health says 112 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19 and one more person has died. Two cases of the P.1 variant have been reported.
Ottawa Public Health is reporting 112 new COVID-19 cases Saturday and one new death.
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Posted: May 08, 2021 2:54 PM ET | Last Updated: May 8
An UberEats delivery person wears a mask while biking through downtown Ottawa earlier this month. On Saturday, the nation s capital saw 112 new cases of COVID-19 and one more death.(Andrew Lee/CBC)
Ottawa Public Health says 112 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19 and one more person has died. Two cases of the P.1 variant have been reported.
We’ve hit a grim milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic, as the number of new cases continues to climb locally.
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health has recorded now over 1,000 cases of the virus, since the pandemic began in March of 2020.
The region has seen a total of 1,004 cases overall, as of today.
Health officials are reporting 17 new cases today, and 10 more recoveries. Seven of the new cases reported are listed as variants of concern.
There are now a total of 81 active COVID-19 cases between the two counties.
Hospital staff are treating 17 local COVID-19 patients, with six in ICU and six on a ventilator.
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The Hastings and Prince Edward Counties public health region on Saturday surpassed a total of 1,000 cases of COVID-19, with the area’s health unit announcing some vacant vaccination appointments for later in the month.
Since the pandemic began, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health recorded 1,004 cases. There were 81 active cases Saturday, an increase from Friday’s count of 75. A total of 351 cases had been linked to variants of concern.
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A health unit news release noted vacant appointments in Belleville and Trenton – though only for people already eligible. All were in the weeks of May 17 and May 24.