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What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 6 cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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What's the latest? Ottawa Public Health (OPH) reported another six COVID-19 cases on Sunday, but zero deaths. They must wait 28 days between doses, as recommended by the Ministry of Health. How many cases are there? As of Sunday, 27,699 Ottawa residents had tested positive for COVID-19. There are 51 known active cases, 27,057 cases considered resolved, and 591 cases where people have died. The city enters the summer of 2021 with signs of spread similar to what they were in late summer 2020. Health officials have said people can slow spread and allow future steps toward reopening by following current rules and advice, including getting vaccinated.
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"That's a very problematic position to take," he said. Naylor stressed that all the vaccines do extremely well at protecting people from serious complications, hospitalizations and death. And for those who already received a shot of AstraZeneca, "it is an unsettling message [from NACI] because it suggests you got the second-best vaccine," he said. Dr. Susy Hota, medical director for infection prevention and control at University Health Network in Toronto, reaffirmed that Canadians should not vaccine shop and that the bottom line of trying to protect people from the hazards of getting COVID-19 has not changed. WATCH | NACI says Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines are the preferred type:
As of Saturday, 23,086 Ottawa residents have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 2,869 known active cases, 19,729 resolved cases and 488 deaths. Public health officials have reported more than 42,300 COVID-19 cases across eastern Ontario and western Quebec, including more than 37,100 resolved cases. Elsewhere in eastern Ontario, 171 people have died. In western Quebec, the death toll is 191. Akwesasne has had more than 610 residents test positive and 10 deaths between its northern and southern sections. Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory has had 11, with one death. Pikwakanagan hasn't had any. CBC Ottawa is profiling Golf courses and tennis and basketball courts are among the shuttered recreation venues. Sûreté du Québec officers staff a checkpoint near Chelsea, Que., and one entrance to Gatineau Park on April 24, 2021, telling drivers with Ontario licence plates to turn around.(Reno Patry/Radio-Canada)