Tuesday January 4, 2022
Coronavirus Update – 4 January 2022
The only information updated since our last edition is Ottawa, all the other health units have not yet updated their info.
ONTARIO
No Update Today
| cases | change | deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 756,361 | ? 16,713 | 10,194?15 |
| ? Eligible people with one dose (5+) | 86.6% | |
| ? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+) | 80.8% | |
Ontario COVID Page Ontario Vaccine Rates
QUEBEC
No Update Today
| cases | change | deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 586,607 | ?14,188 | 11,711?9 |
| ? Eligible people with one dose (5+) | 89.2% | |
| ? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+) | 81.7% | |
Quebec COVID Page Quebec Vaccine Rates
OTTAWA
| cases | change | deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 45,495 | ?968 | 624 ?1 |
? Eligible people with one dose (5+) | 893,009 (90%) | |
| ? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+) | 821,546 (83%) | |
Ottawa Public Health Ottawa Vaccination Rates. Ottawa Wastewater
OUTAOUAIS
No Update Today
| cases | change | deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 10,025 | ?645 | 223 ?0 |
| ? Number of doses of vaccine | 698,517 | |
As of December 17, 2021 Updated Weekly
| ? Eligible people with one dose (12+) | 95% | |
| ? Eligible people fully vaccinated (12+) | 92.4% | |
Outaouais Public Health Quebec Vaccination Rates
EASTERN ONTARIO HEALTH UNIT
No Update Today
| cases | change | deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 8252 | ?240 | 134 ?0 |
| ? Eligible people with one dose (5+) | 176,656 (86.1%) | |
| ? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+) | 164,472 (80.2%) | |
| ? Eligible people with booster shot | 45,354 | |
Eastern Ontario Health Unit Eastern Ontario Health Unit Vaccination Rates
COVID-19 NEWS
⭕ Starting today, everyone is Ontario will need to show their Ministry of Health Vaccination QR code, either on paper or on their smartphone before entering indoor dining, theatres, gyms, and other non-essential businesses. As of tomorrow, indoor dining, theatres, gyms, and other non-essential businesses will be closed for 21 days and the neccesity of the QR code will be redundant. [CityNews]
⭕ New rules for 2022 say children must be five years old before getting their first vaccine dose (the previous rule was they only had to turn five in 2021). Similarly, people must be 18 years old before getting a booster, not just turning 18 this year like before. [CBC]
⭕ The new curfew in Quebec is far less popular than the previous curfew, with residents complaining that it is oppressive. [CBC]
+Related Quebec does not intend to reinstate checkpoints between Ottawa and Gatineau
+ Related The Province has relented and allows dog walking during curfew
+ Related Two men in the Outaouais were fined $1,558 each for breaking curfew
⭕ Nearly a dozen OC Transpo drivers have tested positive for COVID-19 since Dec 28. [CityNews]
