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October 29, 2020 • Volume 35, No. 13
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COVID community spread shows signs of slowing down
Jean-Marc Guertin has been busy getting his front yard on Mockingbird Drive in Chatelaine Village ready for Hallowe’en with over a dozen animatronic figures. FRED SHERWIN PHOTO
By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star According to the latest data released by Ottawa Public Health, the rate of community spread of the COVID-19 virus appears to be slowing down in the east end. During the two-week period between Oct. 5 and 19, 173 people tested positive for the coronavirus among the east end’s three wards, representing a 20 per cent increase from the previous two-week period when there were 145 new cases in the east end. While the number seems high, it pales in comparison to the 85 per cent increase that occurred between Sept. 21 and Oct. 5, and the more than 100 per cent increase that was reported between Sept. 7 and Sept. 21. In terms of sheer numbers, there were 38 new cases between Aug. 23 and Sept. 7; 79 new cases between Sept. 7 and Sept. 21; 145 new cases between Sept. 21 and Oct. 5; and 173 new
cases between Oct. 5 and Oct.19. Of the 173 new cases reported between Oct. 5 and Oct. 19, 72 were in Cumberland Ward; 66 were in Innes Ward and 35 were in Orléans Ward. Of the three wards, Orléans Ward is showing the least amount of community spread with only two additional cases reported between Oct. 5 and Oct. 19. By comparison, Innes Ward had 14 new cases between Oct. 5 and Oct. 19 and Cumberland Ward had 12 new cases. The apparent slowing down of community spread is reflected across the entire city. During the week ending on Oct. 21 there were 481 new cases reported in Ottawa. That represents a 25 per cent decrease from the previous week when there were 617 new cases. The numbers in the east end might see a slight uptick in the coming weeks with recent opening of CONTINUED ON PAGE 2