The number of coronavirus cases in Ottawa continues amid record volumes of checks at the Brewer Assessment Center.
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) reported 52 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, up from 61 reported cases on Monday.
Ottawa also recorded 4 new deaths due to COVID-19, the single-day peak since last May.
Lately there are 362 active instances of the virus in Ottawa, according to the PAHO scoreboard.
The number of other people with COVID-19 in the hospital has been reduced to nine, and lately one user is in intensive care.
A new outbreak of coronavirus was reported in the long-term care home of St. St. Louis’ residence. Louis, where a member tested positive for the virus. The total number of outbreaks underway in Ottawa is now 19.
Meanwhile, the Brewer Assessment Center is seeing “record volumes” of patients, according to a set through OPH, Ottawa Hospital and East Ontario Children’s Hospital (CHEO).
Test timeouts were scheduled at 4 a. m. , with giant queues even before the day’s tests were opened.
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“We are doing everything we can to alleviate the inconvenience of long wait times and queues,” he said.
Health services report an increase in the call for screenings among other young people with the return to school and note that it has tripled in this domain to comply with the developing call.
It will be expanded to run 12 hours a day, seven days a week, according to the statement.
Capital Coun. Shawn Menard also said on Twitter that pots are added for families online and that a booking formula is being used for the site.
NEW: The following adjustments will be made to Brewer: new portable pots will be added for those who are online, a transitority tent will be installed on the south side of the sand and the long-term option to make an appointment with the founded 12-hour brewery will be contemplated. #Ottawa #Ottnews @CapitalWard https://t. co/FuyoHqzweY
– Shawn Menard () September 15, 2020
Meanwhile, bookings at the Coventry Road verification site have been resolved, as reported, and operators are also extending verification hours.
PAHO will hold a conference call with its health care partners to answer media questions about testing on Tuesday afternoon.