Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Residents being tested for COVID-19 are seeing positive results 0.5 per cent of the time.

Justin Bates said a slowdown in Ontario's vaccine rollout and the public's preference for the Pfizer-BioNTech shot have made it difficult for pharmacists to use up the Moderna doses.

Clinics are open to anyone aged 12 and over needing their first or second dose.

Ottawa represents about 1.6 per cent of all cases in Ontario on Saturday.

The government will be extending the financial subsidies until the end of October.

Long-term forecasts indicate that Canada could see a sharp resurgence of the virus by the end of the summer if reopening happens too fast.

The reason for keeping masks in place is because of the presence of the Delta varian in Ontario, the government says.

To date, 83 per cent of eligible Ottawa residents have received at least one dose and 70 per cent are fully immunized.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business wants the Ontario government to reveal its plans for businesses going forward as the province reopens more.

There are also eight new cases of the virus recorded in Ottawa.