Posted: Feb 10, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 16
The OCDC is overseen by the Ministry of Solicitor General. Inmates say they re not receiving timely medical care because the jail is operating with fewer than half its medical personnel.(Andrew Lee/CBC)
Inmates at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC) say they re not receiving timely medical care because the jail is operating with fewer than half its medical personnel, including the managers that run the services.
Kyle Bancroft, in custody during his trial, said he has a foot condition related to diabetes that got so bad during the months he waited for treatment, he could barely stand during a hearing.
What s the latest?
There are only 19 residents in hospital for COVID-19 treatment, the lowest that number has been in more than a month.
Quebec school administrators say report cards show many students are struggling, leading to calls for the Quebec government to lower the bar for CEGEP admissions.
An Ottawa retirement home manager has been suspended after accusations he allowed his wife to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine intended for a front-line worker.
How many cases are there?
Public health officials have reported more than 24,500 COVID-19 cases across eastern Ontario and western Quebec, including more than 23,100 resolved cases.
OTTAWA On the day Ontario set a record for highest number of new cases of COVID-19 in a single day, 31 more Ottawa residents tested positive for COVID-19. Ottawa Public Health reported 31 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, along with one new death linked to the virus. The 31 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday is the second lowest one-day total number of cases in Ottawa in December. Twenty-five of the 31 new cases of COVID-19 involve Ottawa residents under the age of 30. Since the first case of COVID-19 in Ottawa on March 11, there have been 8,894 laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, including 383 deaths.