It’s another example of just how quickly COVID-19 can spread through the community.
According to Ottawa Public Health, an individual with mild coronavirus symptoms attended a wedding in Ottawa last month.
Fifteen days later, 207 people were self-isolating and required testing, leading to longer lines at local testing centres, as well as kids missing school and parents missing work.
According to the health unit, of the 207 people tested, 22 tested positive for the virus, including eight household contacts, one outbreak in a group home and one case of COVID-19 in a local school.
Another Ottawa example of community transmission. In September, an individual with mild symptoms attended a wedding. 15 days later, 207 people were self-isolating & needed testing. Kids missed school, their parents couldn’t work & testing lines were longer. Our. Actions. Matter. pic.twitter.com/QUgqAL7C8O
— Ottawa Public Health (@ottawahealth) October 8, 2020
The health unit said the wedding was attended by 50 people in early September, before revised limits on gatherings came into effect in Ottawa.
On September 17, the province announced that only 10 people are allowed to gather indoors, down from the previous limit of 50, and only 25 people are allowed to gather outdoors, down from 100.
