Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

"I think we want to know because, I'm looking around -- Toronto police, OPP, they need have to be fully vaccinated or they get chopped off the pay," said Tim Tierney. 

The government says the 50,000 figure includes education workers who are unvaccinated or won't disclose their status.

"Participating in such offences puts everybody at risk," says the Ottawa Police Service in a statement.

The province is reporting its smallest daily increase of new cases since August 5.

The police service says it is estimated upwards of 83 per cent of staff have been fully immunized against COVID-19, with more members continuing to get their vaccinations.

Six Ottawans remain hospitalized by COVID-19, with one in intensive care.

Three COVID patients have also been able to leave hospital floors, while the daily case numbers reported on Sunday dropped compared to Saturday.

The zero to nine age group in Ottawa has accounted for 9.3 per cent of all cases reported in the city since the pandemic started.

According to a new poll by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and SEIU Healthcare, 61 per cent of Eastern Ontario nurses have reported a surge in violence in their workplace since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ottawa Public Health also reported 36 new cases of the virus on Saturday.