Now 10,184 people have contracted the virus in the nation’s capital since the start of the pandemic, according to the Ottawa Public Health update (SPO) Saturday.
Of those, only 631 people are still struggling with the virus.
No deaths are reported as 392 people have died from the coronavirus.
Twelve people with the disease are in hospital and three are in an intensive care unit.
Six more outbreaks are added to the Health Authority Dashboard, three of which are in the community.
In a memo sent to the mayor of Ottawa and city council on Friday, the executive director of social and community services, Donna Gray, provided an update on the situation in the City’s long-term care homes.
Six workers at the homes tested positive for COVID-19, but no residents were affected. Only the home Peter D. Clark is immune to the virus at the time of this writing.
In Ontario, Friday’s toll showed 2,476 new infections, while Saturday’s reported a daily record of 3,363 additional infections.
Outbreak at the Regional Hospital of Pembroke
An outbreak is underway at the Regional Hospital of Pembroke. A second employee has tested positive for COVID-19.
Only the emergency department would be affected where a first case of the virus was identified on December 27, according to a press release from the hospital.
No patient was identified as high risk contact with the two infected staff.
The president and CEO of the hospital, Pierre Noel, indicates that no employee at high risk of exposure has worked since the first case was identified.
According to Dr Robert Cushman, Acting Medical Officer of Health for the Health Unit Renfrew, the hospital evaluated patients who visited the emergency department on key dates and that there were no violations of protocols.
Dr Cushman reassures the population that the emergency department is safe and that it will continue its work with the hospital to end the outbreak.
59 cases and 1 more death in 24 hours in Outaouais
In Outaouais, the Integrated Health and Social Services Center (cISS) reported 59 additional cases of contamination in 24 hours.
A total of 4,861 people have contracted the coronavirus in the region, and 440 cases are still active.
One more death is also reported by health authorities bringing the death toll to 118.
With information from CBC
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