20 per cent of Ottawa adults fully vaccinated against COVID-19

By Mike Vlasveld

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reporting 11 new cases of COVID-19 in the city as it watches vaccination levels climb.

The City of Ottawa has administered 92 per cent of the 782,390 COVID-19 vaccine doses it's received as of Monday, June 21. According to OPH's local vaccination dashboard, more than 76 per cent of residents over the age of 18 and 65 per cent of all residents have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

OPH says 170,792 residents have been fully vaccinated, which equals 20 per cent of residents over 18 and 16 per cent of the entire population.

Five new community vaccination clinics are opening in Ottawa on Monday, nearly doubling Ottawa's capacity to administer vaccines

Ottawa's weekly COVID-19 incidence rate is down to 13.7 per 100,000 residents. 

The local positivity rate is down to 2.1 per cent.

OPH says 12 residents are in local hospitals with COVID-19 — five of whom are in intensive care.

The health unit knows of 186 active cases of novel coronavirus in the community, Monday.

There continue to be COVID-19 outbreaks at five Ottawa healthcare institutions and one childcare centre. OPH is also tracking three community outbreaks: one stemming from a distribution facility; another linked to a retail workplace; and one from a hotel or bed and breakfast.

No new COVID-19 deaths reported Monday leaves Ottawa's pandemic toll at 588, including: one person in their 20s; one in their 30s; eight in their 40s; 25 in their 50s; 71 in their 60s; 111 in their 70s; 203 in their 80s; and 168 in their 90s.

There have been 27,581 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa (26,807 resolved) since March of 2020.

Ontario is reporting 270 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and three more deaths linked to the virus. 

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