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Fast Facts: Anyone 18 or older living in three Ottawa postal codes will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines as of 8 a.m. today. Ottawa saw a slight increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases on Sunday but a drop in active cases and hospitalizations. An Ottawa man is sharing his experience trying to get a timely second shot of a COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa (Ottawa Public Health data):
New COVID-19 cases: 174 on Sunday
Total COVID-19 cases: 24,518
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 119.2
Positivity rate in Ottawa: 7.6 per cent (April 23 to April 29)
Reproduction Number: 0.93 (seven day average)
Ottawa police told CBC they can t comment on details of an ongoing homicide investigation, but did say a review of what happened is built into their process. With any major call, the full incidents are reviewed and debriefed to ensure all policies, procedures and best practices were followed and any areas for attention, modification or response improvement can be assessed, the service said in a statement.
Reinboth was an outreach worker with the needle exchange and safer inhalation program at the Somerset West Community Health Centre. He was stabbed once in the back at the corner of Somerset and Arthur streets around 9:41 a.m, according to police sources.
Fast Facts: The number of known active cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa is back below 2,000. There were more COVID-19 cases reported in Ottawa last month than in the first seven months of the pandemic. Ontario reached a record high 900 ICU patients with COVID-19 on Saturday.
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa (Ottawa Public Health data):
New COVID-19 cases: 156 on Saturday
Total COVID-19 cases: 24,344
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 120.3
Positivity rate in Ottawa: 7.6 per cent (April 23 to April 29)
Reproduction Number: 0.93 (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 style= margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); >Good morning. Here is the latest news on COVID-19 and its impact on Ottawa.
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