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“When you have a large number of people, especially when a disproportionate number of those people are marginalized and already have health concerns one case … is just the tip of the iceberg…
“If it makes its way into the jail, it can spread like wildfire. Just because the jail has been lucky, it doesn’t make things safer.”
Denette said OCDC has a pandemic plan that was developed in consultation with public health.
“Public safety as well as the health and safety of our staff and all those in our custody remains our top priority.”
On Saturday, the City of Ottawa reported that an employee of its summer camps tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
In a memo to city executives, Kevin Wherry, acting general manager of recreation, cultural and facility services, said the individual was last at the Foster Farm Community Centre on July 29.
The person is self-isolating at home.
“Camp participants and staff from the group who were exposed to the staff member are being excluded from the program for 14 days,” Wherry wrote. He said the organization had “closely followed” Ottawa Public Health recommendations “to ensure a quality camp program environment that controls risk and is as safe as possible.”
The province also saw a downward trend in new case numbers over the long weekend, though daily totals were not available on the holiday Monday.
Ontario reported 116 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, down from the previous two days — 134 new cases Friday and 124 Saturday.
