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Fast Facts: Ottawa surpasses 25,000 total cases of COVID-19 Ottawa s economy added 6,000 jobs in April despite new COVID-19 restrictions Health official believes worst of Ontario s third wave is behind us
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa (Ottawa Public Health data):
New COVID-19 cases: 110 on Friday
Total COVID-19 cases: 25,108
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 91.1
Positivity rate in Ottawa: 6.6 per cent (April 30 to May 6)
Reproduction Number: 0.78 (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:
OTTAWA As Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shipments began arriving at Ottawa pharmacies in hot spot postal codes, two pharmacies expect to run out of doses within 24 hours. Bridle Path Pharmacy on Bridle Path Drive and Promed Pharmacy on Alta Vista Drive each received 100 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Friday as part of a pilot project with the Ontario government. Five Ottawa pharmacies in designated COVID-19 hot spot postal codes K1T and K1V are scheduled to receive a shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. Residents 18 and older are eligible to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Ottawa pharmacies.
One-quarter of the neighbourhood s residents are single parents, many with school-age children who are suddenly home indefinitely.
Sumaiya Hirsi, 11, worried about infecting her family after two classmates tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of March.(Jean Delisle/CBC)
Sumaiya Hirsi, 11, hasn t attended class since March 29, when her entire Grade 5 class at Sawmill Creek Elementary School was sent home after two students tested positive for COVID-19.
Hirsi, who shares a four-bedroom rowhouse on Bridle Path Drive with her mother, her aunt and four older siblings, worried about infecting her family. I had to stay upstairs until I got my test [results] back. I could have infected my mom and her daycare. My siblings all work, said Hirsi, who normally shares a bed with her mother, a child-care worker.
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There are apparently some hotspots remaining from Wednesday’s storm.
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Police issued a traffic alert Thursday morning saying Mitch Owens Road is closed in both directions between John Quinn and 8th Line roads in both directions, while Ramsayville Road is closed south of Rideau Road due to a collision. There were reports that there were three people injured, including two with life-threatening injuries. Drivers were asked to avoid the area.
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A crash closed all lanes of the westbound Highway 417 at Innes Road during the Wednesday morning commute.
Ottawa paramedics had a heads-up for commuters just after 7:20 a.m.
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The westbound lanes remained closed at Innes Road for most of the morning after the collision involving several vehicles and a tractor trailer, the OPP said. No one was injured.
By about 11 a.m., the ministry of transport reported that the right lane of westbound 417 and both shoulders were closed for clean-up and repairs.