Fifty-eight brand-new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa as some Elgin Street dining establishments close

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Bruce Deachman

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Sep 27, 2020 – – 2 minute read

OTTAWA -- September 27, 2020 -- St Louis Bar and Grill did not have any known guests with COVID-19 but decided to play it safe and closed for a couple days so staff could all be tested, September 27, 2020.  ASHLEY FRASER, POSTMEDIA
St Louis Bar and Grill did not have any known guests with COVID-19 but chose to close for a number of days so staff could all be tested. Photo by Ashley Fraser/ Postmedia

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At least 4 Elgin Street dining establishments have actually closed due to COVID-19

On Sunday, St. Louis Bar & Grill revealed it was closing so that staff could get checked. According to a spokesperson, no personnel or consumers had checked positive, but the decision was made out of an abundance of care after 3 other Elgin Street establishments just recently closed.

Elgin Beer Project shut its doors after finding out that two customers had evaluated positive, and The Lieutenant’s Pump revealed it was closing so personnel could be checked. Deacon Brodie’s Club also announced that some staff members might have entered contact with somebody who checked positive which they were closing to permit staff to be evaluated.

Turning Points at Lansdowne Park also closed, although an indication published on its door offered no reason, only indicating it would remain closed until Friday.

Meanwhile, Ottawa Public Health on Sunday reported 58 brand-new cases of COVID-19 and one new death, bringing the overall variety of positive cases to 4,063, and deaths to 281.

There are 575 active cases in Ottawa, 16 of them hospitalized and three in extensive care.

There are likewise 20 ongoing outbreaks in Ottawa health-care organizations and 19 in schools and child-care centres.

Public Health Ontario, on the other hand, reported 3 brand-new cases Sunday in the Eastern Ontario Health Unit; one brand-new case in Hastings Prince Edward Public Health; and three brand-new cases through Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health. Renfrew County and District Health System reported no new cases Sunday, while Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit reported a decline of one, from 379 cases to 378.

Overall, the Ontario federal government reported 491 brand-new cases of COVID-19 Sunday– the greatest daily overall in the province given that early May– and 2 new deaths, bringing the provincial total to 49,831 positive cases and 2,839 deaths.

In Addition, there are 112 clients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ontario, 28 in intensive care and 16 on ventilators.

The situation was even worse in Quebec, which reported 896 brand-new cases on Sunday, including 14 new cases in the Outaouais. There have been 71,901 cases in Quebec, and 1,251 in the Outaouais. Quebec likewise reported two brand-new deaths on Sunday, for an overall of 5,825

Two-hundred and sixteen people are hospitalized in the province, 41 in intensive care.

BY THE NUMBERS AS OF SEPT. 26

Ottawa

58 New cases

4,063 Total cases

1 New deaths

281 Total deaths

575 Active cases

16 Hospitalized

3 In ICU

3,207 Cases solved

Ontario

491 New cases

49,831 Overall cases

2 New deaths

2,839 Total deaths

112 Hospitalized

28 In ICU

42,796 Cases fixed

bdeachman@postmedia.com

OTTAWA -- September 27, 2020 -- Some Elgin Street patios were still open, Sunday, September 27, 2020.  ASHLEY FRASER, POSTMEDIA
Some Elgin Street outdoor patios were still open, Sunday, Sept. 27,2020 ASHLEY FRASER, POSTMEDIA Image by Ashley Fraser/ Postmedia

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