An Ottawa Teenager In The ICU With COVID-19 Is The City's First

They are reportedly stable.
An Ottawa Teenager In The ICU With COVID-19 Is The City's First
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The scary thing about the current pandemic is that the virus can affect people of any age, and Ottawa's COVID-19 cases demonstrate this with the city's first minor admitted to the ICU.

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According to the latest Epidemiology Weekly Supplement from Ottawa Public Health, a 16-year-old was among the week's hospitalizations and is the first minor in the nation's capital to be admitted into intensive care.

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I am happy to say this person is stable and currently doing well.


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Ottawa Public Health would not comment on the patient for privacy reasons, as reported by CTV News.

However, a spokesperson for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario said that they are in stable condition, and that they are receiving the best care possible in an "extremely safe environment."

In total, there have been 256 hospitalizations and 63 ICU admissions due to COVID-19 in Ottawa.

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  • Colin Leggett
    Colin Leggett was a Contributing Editor with Narcity Canada. He wrote on the national news team for over a year and contributed to coverage of the 2019 Canadian Federal Election, as well as the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Colin has a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and Cultural Theory from McMaster University, as well as a graduate certificate in Television Writing and Producing from Humber College. He is an avid consumer of politics and pop culture, having written about everything from food to television to Canada-U.S. relations.

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