Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reporting that seven COVID-19 deaths, all in a single day, were all in long-term care or retirment homes.
Ottawa’s total number of coronavirus-related deaths shot to 21 on Friday, and now the health agency is giving more details.
The city’s health authority reported the jump between Thursday and Friday, while also reporting a total of 728 lab-confirmed cases (50 newly reported between Thursday and Friday).
OPH says this is likely due to an increase in testing and possibly expanding testing recommendations.
“This number is the largest recorded number of deaths in Ottawa in one day since the beginning of this emergency response,” a statement on OPH’s website said. “All seven deaths are related to outbreaks in long-term care and retirement homes. Fifty-seven percent (12/21) of all deaths due to COVID-19 in Ottawa are related to outbreaks in long-term care and retirement homes.”
It added, “OPH continues to work with health care partners to ensure long-term care and retirement homes are a top priority for protection.”
According to OPH numbers, 42 per cent of confirmed cases in Ottawa have been resolved. The number of hospitalizations sit at 37 per cent and ICU at 13 per cent.
“There would be more cases of COVID-19 in our community had everyone not done their part over the past month,” OPH said. “Please keep up this hard work over the next stretch of time. Thank you again for all the actions you are taking as a community – these actions are saving lives.”
Ottawa’s recent weekend numbers are not yet availalbe, however, as of 4 p.m. Friday, Ontario is reporting a total number of 9,525 cases with 4,556 resolved. The number of deceased stands at 478. So far 136,992 tests have been completed. The number of hospitalized patients is 829, with 245 in ICU. The number of patients in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19 are 200 (that means less than three per cent of cases in Ontario are in ICU on a ventilator).
There are 106 outbreaks in long-term care homes across the province, 20 of which are in Ottawa, according to OPH.
- Carlingview Manor (Facility Wide)
- Cité Parkway (Facility Wide)
- Garden Terrace (Facility Wide)
- Madonna Care Community (Facility Wide)
- Manoir Marochel (Facility Wide)
- Maplewood Retiremenet Community (Facility Wide)
- Montfort Hospital (ICU)
- Montfort Hospital (Ancilliary staff)
- Montfort Hospital (3C)
- Montfort Long-Term Care Centre (Facility Wide)
- Park Place (Facility Wide)
- Perley Rideau Veterans Health Centre Ottawa building)
- Promenade (Facility Wide)
- Settler’s Ridge OCAPDD (Facility Wide)
- Starwood (Facility Wide)
- The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus (A Five B Five, AMA)
- The Ottawa Hospital General Campus (5 West / BMT)
- Villa Marconi (Facility Wide)
- Waterford Retirement (Facility Wide)
Just over 55 per cent of cases are in the GTA.
