Coronavirus Update – 16 December 2021

16 December 2021

Data is from this morning, comparisons are with yesterday

ONTARIO

caseschangedeaths
639,341? 2,42110,102?9
? Eligible people with one dose (5+)85.5% 
? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+)80.4%


Ontario COVID Page    Ontario Vaccine Rates 

QUEBEC

caseschangedeaths
474,478?2,73611,627?5
? Eligible people with one dose (5+)88.2%
? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+)81.4%


Quebec COVID Page     Quebec Vaccine Rates



OTTAWA

cases changedeaths
33,403?199

619 ?1

? Eligible people with one dose (5+)

882,376 (88%)
? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+)818,167 (82%)


Ottawa Public Health     Ottawa Vaccination Rates.    Ottawa Wastewater 

OUTAOUAIS

caseschangedeaths
15,116?71223 ?0
? Number of doses of vaccine 646,244


As of December 10, 2021 Updated Weekly

? Eligible people with one dose (12+) 88.1%
? Eligible people fully vaccinated (12+)85.4%


Outaouais Public Health    Quebec Vaccination Rates

EASTERN ONTARIO HEALTH UNIT

caseschangedeaths
6363?44133 ?0
? Eligible people with one dose (5+)174,314 (85%)
? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+)163,970 (80%)
? Eligible people with booster shot18,853


Eastern Ontario Health Unit  Eastern Ontario Health Unit Vaccination Rates


COVID-19 NEWS

⭕ The Federal Government officially advises Canadians to avoid travelling internationally due to the increasing cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Canadians can still travel internationally by land or air without needed a negative test, providing that it is within 72 hours. [NY Times]

⭕ The Province has is giving out free rapid COVID-19 tests at up to 150 locations in Ontario. As of this newsletter, none are in Ottawa. [CBC]

⭕ All venues that hold more than 1,000 people have been cut back to 50 per cent capacity, in a Omicron controlling measure. [Yahoo]

⭕ TOH-Vac 1, the made-in-Ottawa vaccine, is ready for human trials. [Ottawa Citizen]

⭕ Everyone 18 years-old and older can register for a COVID-19 booster shot as of Monday. And now the timeframe from your second dose is three months instead of six. [Ottawa Citizen]

⭕ Carleton University will go completely online for the first three weeks of winter classes, starting January 10. [CTV]

⭕ The Apple Store at Rideau Centre has been closed due to a positive case of COVID-19. The store will reopen Saturday. [CTV]

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