COVID-19: State of emergency ends Thursday, mayor says; Music fest co-sponsors vaccine pop-up with city, OPH - Ottawa Citizen

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COVID-19: State of emergency ends Thursday, mayor says; Music fest co-sponsors vaccine pop-up with city, OPH - Ottawa Citizen

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Joanne Laucius

Pop-up vaccination clinics Photo by John Kenney /Postmedia

Mayor Jim Watson announced at council Wednesday that the “state of emergency” in Ottawa will end at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.

“While the pandemic isn’t quite over, this is an important milestone in our fight against COVID-19,” Watson said on Twitter.

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As we move closer to #CommunityImmunity in Ottawa, I have advised the Province that the municipal State of Emergency will end as of 12:01am tomorrow, Thursday July 22.
While the pandemic isn’t quite over, this is an important milestone in our fight against COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/uYRJEOotjT
— Jim Watson (@JimWatsonOttawa) July 21, 2021

The city declared the state of emergency Mar. 25, 2020.

The lifting of the state of emergency does not mean public health measures, such as the city’s temporary mandatory mask bylaw have been lifted.

The province’s guidelines under phase three of its reopening program also remain in effect.

On Wednesday, Ottawa Public Health reported seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19, for a total of 27,752 cases since the pandemic began.

There have been no new deaths and the total number of deaths remains at 593.

There are currently 25 active cases in the city, but no one is being treated in hospital or ICU.

There are no ongoing outbreaks at health care, child care or community settings.

The most recent vaccination figures released Wednesday show that 66 per cent of Ottawans aged 12 years or older are fully vaccinated, while 68 per cent of residents 18 years or older have received two shots. For the entire population, including children under the age of 12 for whom there is no approved vaccine yet, the vaccination rate is 58 per cent.

About 72 per cent of all Ottawa residents have had one vaccination.

Meanwhile, the City of Ottawa and Ottawa Public Health are co-sponsoring a vaccine pop-up clinic with the Escapade Music Festival on Saturday. There will be live DJs and giveaways for those who show up to get vaccinated, especially those who bring their best festival outfits.

Earlier this week, Escapade announced that only fully-vaccinated patrons will be able to attend the electronic music festival, planned for Labour Day weekend.

At the same time, local vaccination data has pointed out that vaccination levels are lowest for the 20-something demographic. About 70.3 per cent of Ottawa residents between 20 and 29 have had at least one vaccination, compared to almost 89 per cent for those 50 to 59 and rising to over 94 per cent for those over 80.

Assuming a vaccination recipient follows follows a first vaccination with a second vaccination 28 days later, and allowing for two weeks for the final dose to kick in, it takes about six weeks to be fully vaccinated. Festival-goers who have not already been vaccinated will be on a tight schedule.

The pop-up clinic will be held at RCGT Park (Ottawa Baseball Stadium), 300 Coventry Rd., inside the stadium, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday. Free parking is available, and the clinic is within walking distance from Tremblay Station.

Get a virtual ticket online at escapademf.com/vaccination to ensure a spot. Limited drop-ins will also be available while supplies last.

Meanwhile, Ottawa Public Health will hold a pop-up clinic at the Hudson’s Bay Rideau location at 73 Rideau St. from Wednesday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The clinic offers first and second vaccinations. No appointment is necessary.

Ottawa Public Health has also issued a reminder that all residents 12 and older can now get a vaccine at any pop-up clinic.

With fewer people still needing vaccine appointments, the city and Ottawa Public Health are consolidating community vaccination clinics.
Beginning Wednesday, clinics will be operating at five locations:

Eva James Memorial Community Centre, 65 Stonehaven Dr.
Nepean Sportsplex, 1701 Woodroffe Ave.
Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W.
Queensway Carleton Hospital, 3045 Baseline Rd.
Ruddy Family YMCA-YWCA ,e265 Centrum Blvd.

Anyone with a future appointment at a previously available community clinic is encouraged to rebook now for an earlier date at the most convenient location. Efforts are also underway to reach out directly.

Latest COVID-19 numbers for Ontario

Ontario reported 135 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, for a total of 548,609 cases since the pandemic began. There have been four new deaths in the province, for a total of 9,300 deaths.

As of Wednesday, 139 people were in hospital, with 145 in ICU due to COVID-related illness, and 70 patients on a ventilator. (Ontario Public Health statistics of ICU hospitalizations and ventilator cases contain some patients who no longer test positive for COVID-19 but who are being treated for conditions caused by the virus.)

Across the province, there were 26 new cases in Toronto, 16 in Peel region, 13 in Durham region, 12 in the Waterloo region and 10 in Middlesex-London.

In the Ottawa area, Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Public Health subtracted one case from their totals. There were no new cases at the three other health units in the area.

Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott also tweeted that almost 18.5 million doses of vaccine had been administered as of 8 p.m. Tuesday, including 140,491 doses administered on Tuesday.

Latest COVID-19 data from Quebec

Quebec reported 103 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday.

It’s the first time in almost two weeks that the daily case count is above 100 and comes day after Health Minister Christian Dubé said “a slight increase in cases is starting to emerge” in Quebec.

One death previously attributed to the pandemic has been removed from the death toll after further tests revealed it was not related to COVID-19.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Quebec has reported 376,519 cases and 364,594 deaths linked to COVID-19.

Hospitalizations were down by five cases for a total of 72, while ICU cases were stable at 21.

The province reported 99,327 additional vaccine doses were administered over the previous 24 hours.

Latest COVID-19 news in Canada

U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least Aug. 21, the U.S. Homeland Security Department said on Wednesday.

The 30-day extension came after Canada announced Monday it will start allowing fully-vaccinated U.S. visitors into the country on Aug. 9 for non-essential travel after the COVID-19 pandemic forced an unprecedented 16-month ban that many businesses complained was crippling them.

-With files from Postmedia and The Canadian Press

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