What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, March 10 – CBC
Key updates on COVID-19 in the region
Mar 10, 2022
Quebec public health officials have announced the easing of more public health measures as key health indicators continue to trend downward.
As of Saturday, people who come into close contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19 but are not showing showing any symptoms have different isolation rules. High schoolers will also be getting their regular proms back.
The medical officer of health for the Eastern Ontario Health Unit says March 21 is too soon to lift the provincial rule requiring people to mask up in public.
Data reveals just how stretched Ottawa’s paramedic service became in the last week of December under the growing Omicron wave, when dispatchers had no city ambulances available for eight to 18 hours a day.
What are the numbers to watch?
Testing can’t meet the general public’s demand because of the contagious Omicron variant, meaning many people with COVID-19 won’t be reflected in the case count.
Hospitalizations and wastewater monitoring can help fill in some of the grey areas. There’s more information in our daily story on key numbers.
