COVID-19: Ontario reports 650 new cases
Ontario reported 650 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, and two new deaths.
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Ontario reported 650 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, and two new deaths.
The COVID-19 outbreak was declared at the Centre d'accueil Champlain in Vanier on May 19.
Two long-term care homes in Ontario are dealing with COVID-19 cases within their facilities, even as the vast majority of residents are fully vaccinated, leading loved ones to point to unvaccinated staff as the possible root issue.
Eight more staff members and a visitor to the Centre d'accueil Champlain on Perrier Avenue have tested positive for COVID-19.
Article content The U.K. variant of COVID-19 is driving an outbreak at the city-owned Centre d’accueil Champlain long-term care home, where 25 staff members have been infected by the virus. Donna Gray, the City of Ottawa’s general manager of community and social services, said in a memo to city council Wednesday that eight more employees and one visitor had tested positive for COVID-19 at the home on Perrier Avenue in Vanier. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Outbreak at Ottawa long-term care home infects 25 staff members Back to video A to...