COVID-19 In Ottawa: Fast Fax for Sunday, November 6th

OTTAWA – Good morning. Here’s the latest news about COVID-19 and the impact on Ottawa.

Fast Fax:

• Ontario sets new COVID-19 case record, 48 new cases in Ottawa on Saturday

• The top doctor from Eastern Ontario warns that there may be more COVID-19 restrictions in the area because of rising case numbers

• Dr Vera Etches says residents need to wear a mask and physical weight until a COVID-19 vaccine arrives

• ‘We have surrendered’: Ottawa fitness and lifestyle business closes due to COVID-19

• Gym classes can retreat indoors in Ottawa’s public schools, with COVID-19 precautions

COVID-19 by numbers in Ottawa:

• New cases: 48 cases on Saturday
• Total COVID-19: 8,701
• COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 29.8
• Positivity course in Ottawa: 1.5 percent (November 24-30)
• Reproduction Number: 0.99 (seven day average)

Testing:

Who should get a test?

Ottawa Public Health says there are four reasons to seek testing for COVID-19:

• You have symptoms of COVID-19. Or

• You are exposed to a confirmed case of the virus, as informed by Ottawa Public Health or exposure notification via the COVID Alert app. Or

• You are a resident or working in a setting with a COVID-19 outbreak, as identified and informed by Ottawa Public Health. Or

• You are eligible for testing as part of a targeted testing initiative directed by the Ministry of Health or the Ministry of Long-Term Care.

Where to get tested for COVID-19 in Ottawa:

D COVID-19 assessment center in Brewer 151 Is open seven days a week. Appointments are required in most cases, but limited capacity is available.

Click here to book a test for an adult.

The Cheo Assessment Center in Brewery Arena – 151 Brewery Road Is open seven days a week. Testing is available only by appointment.

Click here to book a test for a child under 18 years.

D COVID-19 Care and Testing Center at 595 Moody Dr. Is open from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday through Friday. The center offers an appointment with a physician (including appropriate tests) for residents who have more significant symptoms such as fever, difficulty breathing or sore throat, or testing only for residents with mild symptoms or others who are eligible for testing under current guidelines.

Click here to book an appointment.

D COVID-19 Care and Testing Center at 1485 Heron Rd. Is open from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday through Friday. The center offers an appointment with a physician (including appropriate tests) for residents who have more significant symptoms such as fever, breathing difficulty or sore throat, or testing only for residents with mild symptoms or others who are eligible for testing under current guidelines.

Click here to book an appointment.

D COVID-19 Care and Testing Center at Ray Friel Entertainment Complex – 1585 Tenth Line Rd. Is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It offers an appointment with a physician (including appropriate tests) for residents who have more significant symptoms such as fever, difficulty breathing or sore throat, or testing only for residents with mild. Symptoms or others that qualify for testing under current guidelines.

Click here to book an appointment.

D Pass-through assessment center COVID-19 at the National Arts Center. The center is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Click here to book an appointment.

D COVID-19 Assessment Center at McNabb Community Center, Located at 180 Percy Street, is open Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Click here to book an appointment.

The Centretown Community Health Center at 420 Cooper St. Offers COVID-19 testing 9 am-4pm, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. To book an appointment, call 613-789-1500 or book an appointment online.

The Sandy Hill Community Health Center at 225 Nelson Street. Offers COVID-19 testing 9: 00-15: 30 Monday through Friday. Click here to book an appointment or call 613-789-1500

The Somerset Community Health Center at 55 Eccles St. Will offer COVID-19 testing 9: 00-16: 00, Monday through Thursday and 9: 00-14: 30 Friday. To book an appointment, call 613-789-1500 or book an appointment online.

See here for a list of other testing sites in Ottawa and eastern Ontario.

COVID-19 Screening Tool:

Here you can find the screening tool COVID-19 for students who are turning into personal classes.

Symptoms:

Classic symptoms: Fever, new or worsening cough, shortness of breath

Other symptoms: Sore throat, difficulty swallowing, new loss of taste or smell, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, pneumonia, new or unexplained runny nose or nasal congestion

Less common symptoms: Unexplained fatigue, muscle aches, headache, delirium, chills, red / inflamed eyes, croup

On the day that Ontario set a new record for COVID-19 cases, Ottawa Public Health reported 48 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa.

Saturday did not announce any new deaths.

Since the initial fall of COVID-19 on March 11 in Ottawa, there have been 8,701 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 379 deaths.

Across Ontario, there were 1,859 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.

The top doctor of the Eastern Ontario Health Unit is concerned that the area may soon see new COVID-19 restrictions due to rising case numbers.

Medical Officer of Health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis said Friday there were 43 new cases in the area, a one-day record for cases. A possibility.

“We’re really hovering above that red line. Above the red line is persistently orange and I’m quite worried about it,” he said.

The Eastern Ontario Health Unit is currently in the “yellow-protect” zone.

Ottawa’s medical officer on health says that while we know a COVID-19 vaccine will ‘come’, Ottawa residents need to continue to practice physical distance and wear a mask to stop the spread of the virus.

“This will keep us as safe as possible until then,” Dr. Vera Etches said in an interview with CTV News at 6 p.m., adding Ottawa Public Health and the city are preparing for many scenarios to release the COVID-19 vaccine.

CTV News by six anchor Christina Succi asked Dr Etches what she would say to Ottawa residents who were shocked to see Britain begin vaccinating residents, while a COVID-19 vaccine was not approved for use in Canada.

“It’s hard because we know that the current means of isolation are very difficult for people and business sufferers. We know that it comes, it will come and what we do now to keep distance between ourselves, wear masks – this will keep us so Safe as possible until then, ”Dr. Etches said.

EPIC fitness and lifestyle in Ottawa closed its doors for the last time, saying “we have surrendered” to the COVID-19 pandemic

“As a small boutique business in the fitness and wellness industry, we have no chance against this pandemic,” said EPIC fitness and lifestyle founder and CEO Stephanie Carlowitz.

“With the opening of the virus in the public country, with a great physical place to keep up with, and being a business whose economic power is derived from people living together, breathing hard (one has to see the humor in the tragedy), It is simply not possible to continue. “

The last day for EPIC Fitness was Friday, December 4. EPIC Fitness was on Beechwood Avenue.

The public schools of Ottawa moving gym classes indoors when the weather cooled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ottawa Carleton District School Board allows elementary and secondary schools to use the gyms for classes if students and staff follow specific guidelines, including mandatory face masks, no equipment pieces of equipment and change rooms must remain closed.

In a statement to CTV News Ottawa, the board said physical education should continue outdoors “wherever possible and weather permitting.”