Quick Facts Beginning September 25, up to 60 pharmacy sites, including Shoppers Drug Mart, Rexall and independent pharmacies, will provide testing for Ontarians with no COVID-19 symptoms. Testing is available at any of the province’s 150 assessment centres currently open, and at participating pharmacies starting Friday. To find the closest pharmacy or assessment centre, please…
40% of people aged 20 to 39 who became ill in recent weeks acquired COVID-19 while in close contact with someone outside their household. We must remain vigilant and stay COVIDwise. Vera Etches MD, MHSc, CCFP, FRCPC Dear Mayor and Members of Council, In the absence of a formal Ottawa Public Health (OPH) COVID-19 verbal…
Restrictions in place to reduce COVID-19 numbers Gatherings As Ottawa joins Toronto and Peel regions as COVID-19 hotspots, the Province of Ontario has restricted gatherings at private residences to 10 indoors and 25 outdoors. This restriction is supported by data that shows the majority of cases are a result of close contacts in private social…
Daily COVID-19 Dashboard Mapping of Confirmed COVID-19 across Ottawa Wards This Weekly Supplement provides an epidemiologic summary of COVID-19 activity in Ottawa to date. The report includes the most current information available from the COVID-19 Ottawa Database (COD) as of 2:00 p.m. September 15, 2020. Please visit the Ottawa COVID-19 Dashboard for additional information on…
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) maintains the responsibility for contacting parents of children who are identified as having been in close contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19. If a child tests negative for COVID but still has symptoms, they can’t return to school until 24 hrs after symptoms are resolved w/o fever-reducing…
As the community continues its gradual staged approach to reopening, (Stage 3), Ottawa Public Health (OPH) encourages you to go about your daily activities while protecting yourself and others. Please follow these recommended precautions and be COVIDWise to help keep COVID-19 under control. Our actions impact our community’s ability to manage a global pandemic. W – Wear a mask or…
Ottawa Public Health states that the risk of serious illness from COVID-19 increases progressively with age, particularly beyond 50 years of age. In Ottawa, 90% of persons who died from COVID-19 were 70 years of age or older; however, an increasing number of people needed hospitalizations and intensive care above the age of 50 years.…
As the reopening of schools within our region continues, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) continues to collaborate with local school boards and organizations to implement provincial standards and guidance. Alongside our school board partners, OPH is addressing ongoing questions and concerns of families, school staff and students regarding COVID-19, ensuring we provide the most current information…
Ottawa – To help limit the spread of COVID-19 as schools and businesses reopen,City Council today extended, until the end of October, the temporary by-law that makes masks mandatory in indoor public spaces. Masks are also mandatory in the common areas of condos and apartment buildings. Council can extend the temporary by-law again at a…
Why is a mandatory mask by-law necessary? Scientific evidence shows that wearing masks helps to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Since some people who are infected with COVID-19 may not know they have the virus, wearing a mask or face covering protects them from spreading the virus to you and to the people around you.…