What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 7 – CBC
Key updates on COVID-19 in the region
Sep 07, 2021
What’s the latest?
As of today, fully vaccinated travellers from across the globe can now enter Canada without facing a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
The return to campus at Carleton University includes a daily symptom screening, spot checks of their results, vaccination attestations, and QR code check-ins as classes resume during the pandemic’s fourth wave.
Some cyclists and pedestrians are asking why the National Capital Commission is reopening a five-kilometre stretch of Colonel By Drive to motor vehicles, following a summer closure that allowed people to stay active during the pandemic.
Quebec’s premier is part of a 1 p.m. ET briefing today and Ontario’s chief medical officer of health will speak at 3 p.m.
How many cases are there?
As of Monday, 28,582 Ottawa residents have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 313 known active cases, 27,676 cases considered resolved, and 593 people who have died from the illness.
