OTTAWA —
Long-term care homes have been among the hardest hit locations during the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for the majority of cases and deaths recorded in Ontario.
Below you will find the latest figures from Ottawa Public Health on all current COVID-19 outbreaks in the city. These data are compiled from the daily long-term care reports from Ottawa Public Health and the thrice-weekly reports on retirement homes, hospitals, group homes, and shelters, unless otherwise stated. If an institution is not listed, that means it has never experienced an outbreak of COVID-19 as of the most recent reporting.
Since April 1, a single staff or resident case of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 is considered an outbreak in A long-term care home, retirement home, or other non-hospital congregate setting.
Since May 10, 2 staff or patient cases of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 within a specified unit within a 14-day period where both cases could have reasonably acquired their infection in hospital is considered an outbreak in a public hospital.
Long-term care homes Latest figures as of 2:00 p.m. May 26, 2020
Carlingview Manor
Outbreak began: April 7
Number of beds: 303
Number of resident cases: 163
Number of resident deaths: 53
Number of staff cases: 87
Number of staff deaths: 0
Garden Terrace
Outbreak began: April 23
Number of beds: 160
Number of resident cases: 0
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 3
Number of staff deaths: 0
Laurier Manor
Outbreak began: April 13
Number of beds: 242
Number of resident cases: 63
Number of resident deaths: 25
Number of staff cases: 37
Number of staff deaths: 0
Madonna Care Community
Outbreak began: April 6
Number of beds: 160
Number of resident cases: 98
Number of resident deaths: 43
Number of staff cases: 59
Number of staff deaths: 1
Montfort Long-term Care Centre
Outbreak began: April 8
Number of beds: 128
Number of resident cases: 86
Number of resident deaths: 29
Number of staff cases: 29
Number of staff deaths: 0
Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre*
Outbreak began: April 15
Number of beds: 450
Number of resident cases: 21
Number of resident deaths: 11
Number of staff cases: 32
Number of staff deaths: 0
*NOTE: Management at the Perley and Rideau Veteran’s Health Centre has declared an end to the outbreak. Ottawa Public Health’s data is sometimes delayed when clearing an outbreak in its daily reports.
Peter D. Clark**
Outbreak began: April 28
Number of beds: 216
Number of resident cases: 21
Number of resident deaths: 5
Number of staff cases: 18
Number of staff deaths: 1
**NOTE: Ottawa Public Health does not include the death of a personal support worker from Peter D. Clark in its daily reporting because he was not a resident of Ottawa. The City of Ottawa also released new figures on the outbreak at Peter D. Clark late Wednesday, so those figures are the ones used in this report.
Résidence Élizabeth Bruyère
Outbreak began: April 16
Number of beds: 71
Number of resident cases: 26
Number of resident deaths: 15
Number of staff cases: 8
Number of staff deaths: 0
St. Louis Residence
Outbreak began: April 21
Number of beds: 198
Number of resident cases: 36
Number of resident deaths: 9
Number of staff cases: 18
Number of staff deaths: 0
St. Patrick’s Home
Outbreak began: April 29
Number of beds: 288
Number of resident cases: 9
Number of resident deaths: 3
Number of staff cases: 4
Number of staff deaths: 0
Retirement homes Latest Figures as of 2:00 p.m. May 26, 2020
Embassy West
Outbreak began: May 16
Number of resident cases: 0
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
Empress Kanata
Outbreak began: April 27
Number of resident cases: 31
Number of resident deaths: 4
Number of staff cases: 17
Number of staff deaths: 0
Stillwater Creek
Outbreak began: May 16
Number of resident cases: 0
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
Westwood 2
Outbreak began: April 28
Number of resident cases: 6
Number of resident deaths: 1
Number of staff cases: 3
Number of staff deaths: 0
Hospitals Latest figures as of 2:00 p.m. May 26, 2020
Queensway Carleton Hospital – A3
Outbreak began: May 10
Number of patient cases: 2
Number of patient deaths: 2
Number of staff cases: 5
Number of staff deaths: 0
The Ottawa Hospital General Campus – 7 East
Outbreak began: May 16
Number of patient cases: 2
Number of patient deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 0
Number of staff deaths: 0
The Ottawa Hospital General Campus – 6 NEW
Outbreak began: May 22
Number of patient cases: 0
Number of patient deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 2
Number of staff deaths: 0
Other settings (group homes, shelters, etc.) Latest figures as of 2:00 p.m. May 26, 2020
Place Besserer – Bruyère Village
Outbreak began: May 15
Number of resident cases: 1
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
Shepherds of Good Hope
Outbreak began: May 14
Number of resident cases: 5
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 0
Number of staff deaths: 0
Resolved outbreaks
Outbreaks that have been declared over are listed here.
Long-term care homes Latest figures as of 2:00 p.m. May 26, 2020
Centre d’accueil Champlain
Outbreak began: May 2
Outbreak ended: May 13
Number of resident cases: 0
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
Garden Terrace, first outbreak
Outbreak began: March 27
Outbreak ended: April 22
Number of resident cases: 1
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
Garry J. Armstrong*
Outbreak began: April 20
Outbreak ended: May 8
Number of resident cases: 0
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 3
Number of staff deaths: 0
*Ottawa Public Health only lists two staff cases at Garry J. Armstrong, while the City of Ottawa lists three. OPH data only includes residents of Ottawa.
Manoir Marochel
Outbreak began: April 5
Outbreak ended: May 21
Number of resident cases: 36
Number of resident deaths: 9
Number of staff cases: 15
Number of staff deaths: 0
Starwood
Outbreak began: April 13
Outbreak ended: May 11
Number of resident cases: 0
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 5
Number of staff deaths: 0
Villa Marconi
Outbreak began: April 9
Outbreak ended: April 23
Number of resident cases: 0
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 3
Number of staff deaths: 0
West End Villa
Outbreak began: May 2
Outbreak ended: May 17
Number of resident cases: 0
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
Retirement Homes Latest figures as of 2:00 p.m. May 26, 2020
Barrhaven Manor
Outbreak began: April 17
Outbreak ended: May 1
Number of resident cases: 0
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
Chapel Hill Retirement
Outbreak began: May 5
Outbreak ended: May 20
Number of resident cases: 0
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
Cité Parkway
Outbreak began: April 12
Outbreak ended: May 1
Number of resident cases: 0
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 2
Number of staff deaths: 0
Lord Lansdowne
Outbreak began: May 4
Outbreak ended: May 18
Number of resident cases: 1
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 2
Number of staff deaths: 0
Maison accueil-sagesse
Outbreak began: April 17
Outbreak ended: May 3
Number of resident cases: 1
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 0
Number of staff deaths: 0
Maplewood Retirement Community
Outbreak began: March 28
Outbreak ended: May 1
Number of resident cases: 11
Number of resident deaths: 1
Number of staff cases: 4
Number of staff deaths: 0
Park Place, first outbreak
Outbreak began: March 20
Outbreak ended: April 10
Number of resident cases: 0
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
Park Place, second outbreak
Outbreak began: April 22
Outbreak ended: May 2
Number of resident cases: 0
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
Promenade Retirement Residence
Outbreak began: March 26
Outbreak ended: May 18
Number of resident cases: 12
Number of resident deaths: 4
Number of staff cases: 4
Number of staff deaths: 0
Red Oak Retirement
Outbreak began: May 2
Outbreak ended: May 20
Number of resident cases: 2
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 0
Number of staff deaths: 0
Rockcliffe Retirement
Outbreak began: May 2
Outbreak ended: May 26
Number of resident cases: 1
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 0
Number of staff deaths: 0
Waterford Retirement
Outbreak began: April 11
Outbreak ended: April 20
Number of resident cases: 0
Number of resident deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
Hospitals Latest figures as of 2:00 p.m. May 26, 2020
Montfort Hospital – Ancillary Staff
Outbreak began: April 2
Outbreak ended: April 14
Number of patient cases: 0
Number of patient deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
Montfort Hospital – 3C
Outbreak began: April 5
Outbreak ended: April 17
Number of patient cases: 0
Number of patient deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
Montfort Hospital – ICU
Outbreak began: April 7
Outbreak ended: April 10
Number of patient cases: 0
Number of patient deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus – A5 B5 AMA
Outbreak began: April 3
Outbreak ended: April 14
Number of patient cases: 0
Number of patient deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus – A4
Outbreak began: April 26
Outbreak ended: May 5
Number of patient cases: 0
Number of patient deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus – Emergency Department
Outbreak began: April 28
Outbreak ended: May 11
Number of patient cases: 0
Number of patient deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 2
Number of staff deaths: 0
The Ottawa Hospital General Campus – 5W BMT
Outbreak began: April 5
Outbreak ended: April 28
Number of patient cases: 5
Number of patient deaths: 1
Number of staff cases: 5
Number of staff deaths: 0
The Ottawa Hospital Riverside Campus – Dialysis
Outbreak began: April 21
Outbreak ended: May 7
Number of patient cases: 5
Number of patient deaths: 0
Number of staff cases: 1
Number of staff deaths: 0
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Outbreak began: April 17
Outbreak ended: April 28
Number of patient cases: 1
Number of patient deaths: 1
Number of staff cases: 0
Number of staff deaths: 0
Other settings (group homes, shelters, etc.) Latest figures as of 2:00 p.m. May 26, 2020
The Canadian government says it will donate up to 200,000 vaccine doses to fight the mpox outbreak in Congo and other African countries.
It says the donated doses of Imvamune will come from Canada’s existing supply and will not affect the country’s preparedness for mpox cases in this country.
Minister of Health Mark Holland says the donation “will help to protect those in the most affected regions of Africa and will help prevent further spread of the virus.”
Dr. Madhukar Pai, Canada research chair in epidemiology and global health, says although the donation is welcome, it is a very small portion of the estimated 10 million vaccine doses needed to control the outbreak.
Vaccine donations from wealthier countries have only recently started arriving in Africa, almost a month after the World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
A few days after the declaration in August, Global Affairs Canada announced a contribution of $1 million for mpox surveillance, diagnostic tools, research and community awareness in Africa.
On Thursday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said mpox is still on the rise and that testing rates are “insufficient” across the continent.
Jason Kindrachuk, Canada research chair in emerging viruses at the University of Manitoba, said donating vaccines, in addition to supporting surveillance and diagnostic tests, is “massively important.”
But Kindrachuk, who has worked on the ground in Congo during the epidemic, also said that the international response to the mpox outbreak is “better late than never (but) better never late.”
“It would have been fantastic for us globally to not be in this position by having provided doses a much, much longer time prior than when we are,” he said, noting that the outbreak of clade I mpox in Congo started in early 2023.
Clade II mpox, endemic in regions of West Africa, came to the world’s attention even earlier — in 2022 — as that strain of virus spread to other countries, including Canada.
Two doses are recommended for mpox vaccination, so the donation may only benefit 100,000 people, Pai said.
Pai questioned whether Canada is contributing enough, as the federal government hasn’t said what percentage of its mpox vaccine stockpile it is donating.
“Small donations are simply not going to help end this crisis. We need to show greater solidarity and support,” he said in an email.
“That is the biggest lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic — our collective safety is tied with that of other nations.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.
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HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government says it could be months before it reveals how many people are on the wait-list for a family doctor.
The head of the province’s health authority told reporters Wednesday that the government won’t release updated data until the 160,000 people who were on the wait-list in June are contacted to verify whether they still need primary care.
Karen Oldfield said Nova Scotia Health is working on validating the primary care wait-list data before posting new numbers, and that work may take a matter of months. The most recent public wait-list figures are from June 1, when 160,234 people, or about 16 per cent of the population, were on it.
“It’s going to take time to make 160,000 calls,” Oldfield said. “We are not talking weeks, we are talking months.”
The interim CEO and president of Nova Scotia Health said people on the list are being asked where they live, whether they still need a family doctor, and to give an update on their health.
A spokesperson with the province’s Health Department says the government and its health authority are “working hard” to turn the wait-list registry into a useful tool, adding that the data will be shared once it is validated.
Nova Scotia’s NDP are calling on Premier Tim Houston to immediately release statistics on how many people are looking for a family doctor. On Tuesday, the NDP introduced a bill that would require the health minister to make the number public every month.
“It is unacceptable for the list to be more than three months out of date,” NDP Leader Claudia Chender said Tuesday.
Chender said releasing this data regularly is vital so Nova Scotians can track the government’s progress on its main 2021 campaign promise: fixing health care.
The number of people in need of a family doctor has more than doubled between the 2021 summer election campaign and June 2024. Since September 2021 about 300 doctors have been added to the provincial health system, the Health Department said.
“We’ll know if Tim Houston is keeping his 2021 election promise to fix health care when Nova Scotians are attached to primary care,” Chender said.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 11, 2024.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador‘s chief medical officer is monitoring the rise of whooping cough infections across the province as cases of the highly contagious disease continue to grow across Canada.
Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says that so far this year, the province has recorded 230 confirmed cases of the vaccine-preventable respiratory tract infection, also known as pertussis.
Late last month, Quebec reported more than 11,000 cases during the same time period, while Ontario counted 470 cases, well above the five-year average of 98. In Quebec, the majority of patients are between the ages of 10 and 14.
Meanwhile, New Brunswick has declared a whooping cough outbreak across the province. A total of 141 cases were reported by last month, exceeding the five-year average of 34.
The disease can lead to severe complications among vulnerable populations including infants, who are at the highest risk of suffering from complications like pneumonia and seizures. Symptoms may start with a runny nose, mild fever and cough, then progress to severe coughing accompanied by a distinctive “whooping” sound during inhalation.
“The public, especially pregnant people and those in close contact with infants, are encouraged to be aware of symptoms related to pertussis and to ensure vaccinations are up to date,” Newfoundland and Labrador’s Health Department said in a statement.
Whooping cough can be treated with antibiotics, but vaccination is the most effective way to control the spread of the disease. As a result, the province has expanded immunization efforts this school year. While booster doses are already offered in Grade 9, the vaccine is now being offered to Grade 8 students as well.
Public health officials say whooping cough is a cyclical disease that increases every two to five or six years.
Meanwhile, New Brunswick’s acting chief medical officer of health expects the current case count to get worse before tapering off.
A rise in whooping cough cases has also been reported in the United States and elsewhere. The Pan American Health Organization issued an alert in July encouraging countries to ramp up their surveillance and vaccination coverage.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 10, 2024.
