OTTAWA Ottawa Public Health is reporting 40 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, the sixth straight day with double-digit case numbers. There are two new deaths linked to novel coronavirus in Ottawa. Twelve of the 40 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday involve Ottawa residents under the age of 10. Since the first case of COVID-19 in Ottawa on March 11, 2020, there have been 27,179 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 574 deaths. The 40 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday follows 43 new cases on Wednesday and 39 cases on both Monday and Tuesday. Across Ontario, there are 870 new cases of COVID-19. Health officials reported 225 cases in Toronto and 167 in Peel Region.
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After months of COVID-19 isolation away from family and friends, seniors residents of long-term care homes such as Hastings Manor in Belleville will soon be able renew social connections.
Lots of hugs are expected to be going around in the days to come between immunized residents and loved ones separated for what has seemed an eternity under strict COVID-19 pandemic measures by the Ontario government.
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The province announced Thursday a set of new measures that will allow residents to hug someone who is immunized, take day or overnight trips away from their LTC home and accept visitors in the home if mobility is an issue for the resident.
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Ontario’s two million students will not go back to in-class school learning this month, said Premier Doug Ford, in favour of a fall return after teachers and students aged 12 and over get two doses of vaccinations this summer to prevent a fourth wave of the virus.
In a briefing from Queen’s Park Wednesday, Ford recognized the stay-at-home order ended Wednesday but said restrictions will continue with a first of a three-step Roadmap to Reopen this summer potentially opening before the initial June 14 deadline.
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