{"id":12131,"date":"2020-04-17T20:02:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T00:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/?p=12131"},"modified":"2020-05-21T11:12:33","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T15:12:33","slug":"seven-more-covid-19-related-deaths-reported-in-ottawa-the-largest-single-day-jump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/seven-more-covid-19-related-deaths-reported-in-ottawa-the-largest-single-day-jump\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven more COVID-19-related deaths reported in Ottawa, the largest single-day jump"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bruce Deachman, Joanne Laucius<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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14\u00a0hours ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 3 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Seven more COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Ottawa on Friday, bringing the city\u2019s total to 21.<\/p>\n

It was the city\u2019s largest single-day jump in reported deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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Seven more COVID-19-related deaths reported in Ottawa, the largest single-day jump<\/span> Back to video<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

Two of the deaths occurred on Monday, one on Tuesday and four on Wednesday, said Ottawa Public Health.<\/p>\n

The new deaths wereall related to outbreaks in long-term care and retirement homes, bringing the total<\/span>COVID-19-related deaths in those facilities to 12.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy thoughts are with the family members, friends, and caregivers of the people who have died,\u201d Ottawa chief medical officer Dr. Vera Etches said in a statement. \u201cOPH continues to work with health-care partners to ensure long-term-care and retirement homes are a top priority for protection.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, 50 new confirmed cases were reported in Ottawa on Friday, bringing the total to 728.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAn increase in testing might contribute, in part, to the increase in newly identified cases,\u201d Ottawa Public Health said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Among those recently diagnosed is a staff member at the Perley and Rideau Veterans\u2019 Health Centre, the second there to test positive in as many days.<\/p>\n

OC Transpo reported Thursday afternoon that one of its drivers also tested positive for COVID-19, the third driver and fifth employee of the agency to so far do so.<\/p>\n

Of 37 COVID-19 patients currently in hospital in Ottawa, 13 are in intensive care, down from 43 hospitalized patients and 17 ICU patients as of Thursday.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, 42 per cent of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ottawa have been resolved, with many patients\u2019 symptoms clearing up and isolation no longer required.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Etches also praised Ottawa residents for their resiliency in maintaining physical distancing and other measures to help limit the spread of COVID-19. \u201cThere would be more cases of COVID-19 in our community had everyone not done their part over the past month,\u201d she said. \u201c<\/span><\/span>Please keep up this hard work over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the next stretch of time<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Thank you again for all the actions you are taking as a community \u2014 these actions<\/span>are saving lives<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Quebec health officials reported the first COVID-19 death in the Outaouais on Friday. No additional details were released.<\/p>\n

The Centre int\u00e9gr\u00e9 de sant\u00e9 et de services sociaux de l\u2019Outaouais reported there had been 192 cases in the region so far, with 149 of those cases in the city of Gatineau, 25 in MRC de Papineau, 12 in MRC des Collines-de-l\u2019Outaouais and five or less in each of MRC de la Vall\u00e9e-de-la-Gatineau and MRC du Pontiac. As of Friday, there were nine hospitalizations, including four people in intensive care.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The National Capital Commission, meanwhile, announced Friday that it would launch a pilot project closing the Queen Elizabeth Driveway between Laurier and Fifth avenues to motor vehicles daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., starting Saturday and running through April 26 \u201cto enable physical distancing for residents who live in the dense surrounding areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The NCC asked that only local residents living nearby access the Queen Elizabeth Driveway during the pilot and that \u201cmembers of the public should not seek to drive there as a destination.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canadian Heritage also announced Friday that this year\u2019s Canada Day festivities in Ottawa, which typically fills the downtown core and Parliament Hill grounds with tens of thousands of revellers, would be held online.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe are working with Canadian artists and artisans to put together a virtual program,\u201d the department said, promising more details soon.<\/p>\n

With files from Taylor Blewett and Joanne Laucius<\/em><\/p>\n

bdeachman@postmedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n

City of Ottawa, as of 4 p.m. Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n

728<\/strong>: Number of confirmed cases<\/p>\n

50<\/strong>: Number of new cases since Wednesday<\/p>\n

21<\/strong>: Total number of deaths<\/p>\n

7<\/strong>: Number of new deaths \u2014 two on Monday, one on Tuesday and four on Wednesday<\/p>\n

16<\/strong>: Number of outbreaks in institutions, including hospitals, LTC and retirement homes<\/p>\n

106<\/strong>: Number of confirmed cases among first responders<\/p>\n

37<\/strong>: Number of patients in hospital<\/p>\n

13<\/strong>: Number in intensive care<\/p>\n

304<\/strong>: Number of cases resolved<\/p>\n

Ontario, as of Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n

9,525<\/strong>: Number of confirmed cases<\/p>\n

564<\/strong>: Number of new cases since Wednesday<\/p>\n

478<\/strong>: Total number of deaths<\/p>\n

55<\/strong>: Number of new deaths since Wednesday<\/p>\n

106<\/strong>: Approximate number of outbreaks in LTC homes<\/p>\n

4;556<\/strong>: Number of cases resolved<\/p>\n

Generally, statistics for official diagnoses should be viewed with caution. Testing does not track down all cases in a community because the mild symptoms most people have aren\u2019t distinguishable from common colds, and because public health can\u2019t test large numbers of people.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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