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Thursday, December 30, 2021

HELLO OTTAWA

Thank you for reading another mini-edition of the ottawan. We'll return to our regular-sized editions on Tuesday.

We'll see you tomorrow with another tiny-newsletter – Martha and Darren

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STATS

Weather: ❄️ 40 per cent chance of flurries. High of -2°, low of -7°

Number: 600. The number of beds in a new hospital proposed for downtown Gatineau. [Le Droit]

Ottawans of the Day: The Honourable Justice Hugh L. Fraser, Tomson Highway, Edward J. Ratushny, Graham David Sher, Ian Tamblyn, D. R. Fraser Taylor, Lawson A. W. Hunter, Gregory Marchildon, Robert Duff McKeown, and Pradeep Merchant. The 10 from the Ottawa-Gatineau area were part of 135 people granted (or upgraded) the Order of Canada by Edinburgh resident Governor General Mary Simon. [Ottawa Citizen] [The Full List]

Quote: ‘I always thought it would be amazing to have the Senators play in LeBreton Flats, but I don’t know if that’s even possible anymore. The excitement of having a major sporting event downtown — Lansdowne Park is a perfect example — it’s just so good for the local economy’ – Tom Green, on being asked what he would like to see changed in Ottawa. [Ottawa]

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

Data is from this morning, comparisons are with yesterday

ONTARIO

No update today

cases	change	deaths
725,841	? 10,436	10,171?3

? Eligible people with one dose (5+)		86.5%
? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+)		80.8%

Ontario COVID Page Ontario Vaccine Rates

QUEBEC

cases	change	deaths
586,607	?14,188	11,711?9

? Eligible people with one dose (5+)		89.1%
? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+)		81.6%

Quebec COVID Page Quebec Vaccine Rates

OTTAWA

cases	change	deaths
40,594	?771	621 ?0

? Eligible people with one dose (5+)		891,880 (90%)
? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+)		820,752 (83%)

Ottawa Public Health Ottawa Vaccination Rates. Ottawa Wastewater

OUTAOUAIS

No update today

cases	change	deaths
19,380	?3,326	223 ?0

? Number of doses of vaccine

686,739

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
7656	?193	134 ?0

? Eligible people with one dose (5+)		176,379 (86%)
? Eligible people fully vaccinated (5+)		164,389 (80.1%)
? Eligible people with booster shot		39,192

Eastern Ontario Health Unit Eastern Ontario Health Unit Vaccination Rates

COVID-19 NEWS

⭕ The Citizen has worked out the unvaccinated per centage rates of neighbourhoods. Stittsville is at the top at Stittsville: 25.2 per cent, West Carleton is at the bottom at 6.5 per cent. Remember, lower is better. [Ottawa Citizen]

⭕ More than 40 staffers at Queensway Carleton Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing it to reduce services [CBC]

⭕ The Federal Government has given up on it's COVID Alert App, says Newfoundland Health Minister. Dr. John Haggie says the Federal government has stopped supporting it and stopped update the dashboard due to low takeup. [National Post]

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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

▪️Not Ottawa-centric, but Canadian Blood Services needs blood donations in Ontario. They hope to have 1,500 appointments by January 15. All blood types are needed but especially type ‘O‘, something the ottawan has in spades. [CBC] [Donate]