Monday December 20, 2021

Coronavirus Update – 20 December 2021

Data is from this morning, comparisons are with Friday

ONTARIO

caseschangedeaths
653,727? 11,26210,113?6
? Eligible people with one dose (5+)85.9% 
? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+)80.5%


Ontario COVID Page    Ontario Vaccine Rates 

QUEBEC

caseschangedeaths
490,294?12,04811,642?8
? Eligible people with one dose (5+)88.7%
? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+)81.5%


Quebec COVID Page     Quebec Vaccine Rates



OTTAWA

cases changedeaths
34,602?896

620 ?0

? Eligible people with one dose (5+)

888,599 (89%)
? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+)819,816 (82%)


Ottawa Public Health     Ottawa Vaccination Rates.    Ottawa Wastewater 

OUTAOUAIS

caseschangedeaths
15,291?103223 ?0
? Number of doses of vaccine 657,417


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
6399?36133 ?0
? Eligible people with one dose (5+)174,859 (85.3%)
? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+)164,105 (80%)
? Eligible people with booster shot22,720


Eastern Ontario Health Unit  Eastern Ontario Health Unit Vaccination Rates


COVID-19 NEWS

⭕ The Province will be giving away free COVID-19 rapid antigen test at the MInto Recreation Complex Tuesday to Friday this week. The complex will be the sole source of tests provided by Ontario, although the City may provide others later. Onsite tests will also be given. The Minto Recreation Complex is located at 3500 Cambrian Rd, Nepean, ON K2J 0V1. [CBC]

⭕ Ottawa Senators matches set for tomorrow and for Thursday have been postponed in a cross-NHL shutdown. Two matches that were postponed in November due to COVID-19 outbreaks are also yet to be rescheduled. [CTV]

⭕ Moderna says that its existing COVID-19 vaccine with a booster shot is effective against Omicron  [CBC]

⭕ University of Ottawa professor Justin Piché, a member of the Prison Pandemic Partnership, says that prisons must be depopulated to prevent disaster. [Ottawa Citizen]

⭕ The Ottawa Police Service is now "96 – 97" per cent vaccinated, says chief Peter Sloly [Ottawa Citizen]

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