OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting 70 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, the ninth straight day with less than 100 new cases in the capital.
There is also one new death linked to COVID-19 in Ottawa.
Since the first case of COVID-19 on March 11, there have been 6,296 laboratory-confirmed cases in Ottawa, including 309 deaths
The last time Ottawa Public Health reported a triple-digit increase in COVID-19 cases in Ottawa was Thanksgiving Monday, with 119 new cases.
On Wednesday, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vera Etches told reporters there are signs COVID-19 transmission is "slowing down" in Ottawa this month.
Across Ontario, there are 841 new cases of COVID-19, including 335 cases in Toronto and 106 in Peel Region.
ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN OTTAWA
There are 675 active cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, down from 717 active cases on Wednesday.
A total of 5,312 people have recovered after testing positive for COVID-19.
The number of active cases is the number of total laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 minus the numbers of resolved cases and deaths. A case is considered resolved 14 days after known symptom onset or positive test result.
HOSPITALIZATIONS FROM COVID-19 IN OTTAWA
Ottawa Public Health reports 49 people are currently in an Ottawa hospital with COVID-19 related illnesses. That's up from 48 people on Wednesday.
There are five people in the intensive care unit.
CASES OF COVID-19 IN OTTAWA BY AGE CATEGORY
Here is a breakdown of all known COVID-19 cases in Ottawa by age category:
- 0-9 years old: Six new cases (392 cases total)
- 10-19 years-old: 11 new cases (680 cases total)
- 20-29 years-old: 17 new cases (1,372 cases total)
- 30-39 years-old: Five new cases (841 cases total)
- 40-49 years-old: Eight new cases (813 cases total)
- 50-59 years-old: 10 new cases (738 cases total)
- 60-69-years-old: Five new cases (501 cases total)
- 70-79 years-old: Three new case (322 cases total)
- 80-89 years-old: Five new cases (380 cases total)
- 90+ years old: One new case (257 cases total)
COVID-19 CASES IN EASTERN ONTARIO
There are 10 new cases in the Eastern Ontario Health Unit region.
Two new cases reported in the Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health region.
Two new cases were reported in the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit.
Renfrew County and District Health Unit also reported two new cases.
INSTITUTIONAL OUTBREAKS
Ottawa Public Health is reporting COVID-19 outbreaks at 69 institutions in Ottawa, including long-term care homes, retirement homes, daycares, hospitals and schools.
There is a new COVID-19 outbreak at Park Place retirement hoime.
New COVID-19 outbreaks were declared Thursday at All Saints High School and Ecole Elementaire Catholique Montfort.
The COVID-19 outbreak at École élémentaire Catholique Saint-Joseph-d'Orléans is over.
The schools and childcare spaces currently experiencing outbreaks are:
- All Saints High School (NEW)
- Andrew Fleck Children's Services
- Children's Place Civic
- Children's Village of Ottawa Carleton at Navan
- École élémentaire Catholique Montfort (NEW)
- École élémentaire publique Seraphin Marion
- École secondaire Catholique Franco-Cité
- Farley Mowat Public School
- Gabrielle Roy school
- Garderie Tunney's Daycare
- Grandir Ensemble - La Maisonée
- Grandir Ensemble – Pierre Elliott-Trudeau
- Kanata Montessori
- Matreshka Child Care Centre
- Service A L'Enfance Aladin, St-Anne
- St. Jerome Catholic School
- St. Joseph High School
- St. Peter High School
- The Children's Place Annex Location
The long-term care homes, retirement homes, hospitals, and other spaces currently experiencing outbreaks are:
- Association pour intégration sociale d'Ottawa – 2
- Association pour intégration sociale d'Ottawa – 3
- Association pour intégration sociale d'Ottawa – 4
- Association pour intégration sociale d'Ottawa – 6
- Association pour intégration sociale d'Ottawa – 7
- Bairn Croft Residential Services
- Bairn Croft Residential Services - French Hill Residence
- Carlingview Manor
- Centre d'accueil Champlain
- Centre de soins de longue durée Montfort long-term care home
- Christian Horizons 9
- Cité Parkway Retirement Residence
- Colonel By retirement home
- Edinburgh Retirement Home
- Emergency Housing West
- Extendicare New Orchard Lodge
- Forest Hill long-term care home
- Garry J. Armstrong
- Governor's Walk
- Granite Ridge Care Community
- Hillel Lodge
- Innovative Community Support Services
- Jardin Royal Garden
- Laurier Manor
- Longfields Manor
- Manoir Marochel
- New Edinburgh Square Chartwell
- Park Place (NEW)
- Perley Rideau Veterans' Health Centre - Gatineau Building
- Peter D. Clark
- Residence St. Louis
- Robertson Home
- Rockcliffe Retirement
- Royal Ottawa Hospital -- Geriatric South
- Royal Ottawa Place long-term care home
- Sisters of Charity retirement home
- St. Patrick's Home
- St. Vincent Hospital 5 North
- Starwood
- Tamir Foundation
- The Ottawa Hospital General Campus 5N
- The Ottawa Hospital General Campus 6W
- The Ravines retirement home
- Villa Marconi
- Walk of Grace Residential Services - 1
- Walk of Grace Residential Services - 2
- Waterford Retirement Community
- West End Villa
- Westwood Building 1 retirement home
- Wildpine Retirement Home
A single laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 in a resident or staff member of a long-term care home, retirement home or shelter triggers an outbreak response, according to Ottawa Public Health. In childcare settings, a single confirmed, symptomatic case in a staff member, home daycare provider, or child triggers an outbreak.
Under provincial guidelines, a COVID-19 outbreak in a school is defined as two or more lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in students and/or staff in a school with an epidemiological link, within a 14-day period, where at least one case could have reasonably acquired their infection in the school (including transportation and before or after school care).
