COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ottawa rise on Saturday; 75 new cases
Ottawa Public Health says 75 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19.
The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 is also on the rise.
To date, OPH has recorded 28,828 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the city since the pandemic began. The death toll from COVID-19 stands at 594 residents. No new deaths were reported on Saturday.
The 75 new cases reported Saturday mark the highest one-day case count since late May, the last time more than 100 cases were reported in a single day.
Another 39 existing cases in Ottawa are considered resolved. The number of known active cases is now above 350. The weekly incidence rate of new cases per 100,000 population is now at 30.
Across Ontario, health officials confirmed another 857 cases. Eight more Ontarians have died because of COVID-19 and another seven deaths that happened more than a month ago and were added Saturday in a data cleanup, adding 15 new deaths to the province's total. Another 756 existing cases are now considered resolved.
Public Health Ontario reported 73 new cases in Ottawa on Saturday. Figures from OPH often differ from those provided by Public Health Ontario because the two health agencies pull data for their respective daily snapshot reports at different times of the day.
Across the region, Public Health Ontario added 23 new cases, including: three in the Eastern Ontario Health Unit; eight in Hastings Prince Edward; seven in Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington; and five in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark.
OTTAWA'S KEY COVID-19 STATISTICS
Ottawa is now in Step 3 of Ontario's Roadmap to Reopen plan.
Ottawa Public Health data:
- COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (Sept 3 to Sept. 9): 30.0 (up from 27.4)
- Positivity rate in Ottawa (Sept. 2 to Sept. 8): 3.5 per cent
- Reproduction number (Seven day average): 1.15
Reproduction values greater than 1 indicate the virus is spreading and each case infects more than one contact. If it is less than 1, it means spread is slowing.
UNVACCINATED CASES
Health Minister Christine Elliott says of the 857 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Saturday, 646 cases are in individuals who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status and 211 are in fully vaccinated individuals.
There are 363 people in hospitals across the province with COVID-19, of whom 42 are fully vaccinated. Of the 180 people in ICUs in Ontario with COVID-19, 15 are fully vaccinated.
Ottawa Public Health data suggest unvaccinated residents are 14 times more likely to contract COVID-19 than fully vaccinated residents are.
COVID-19 VACCINES IN OTTAWA
Ottawa Public Health updates vaccine numbers on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
As of Friday:
- Ottawa residents with 1 dose (12+): 801,625
- Ottawa residents with 2 doses (12+): 743,136
- Share of population 12 and older with at least one dose: 87 per cent
- Share of population 12 and older fully vaccinated: 81 per cent
- Total doses received in Ottawa: 1,402,040
*Total doses received does not include doses shipped to pharmacies and primary care clinics, but statistics on Ottawa residents with one or two doses includes anyone with an Ottawa postal code who was vaccinated anywhere in Ontario.
ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN OTTAWA
There are 364 active cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Saturday, up from 328 active cases on Friday.
Ottawa Public Health reported 39 newly resolved cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa. The number of resolved cases of coronavirus in Ottawa is 27,870.
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.
CASES OF COVID-19 AROUND THE REGION
- Eastern Ontario Health Unit: Three new cases
- Hastings Prince Edward Public Health: Eight new cases
- Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health: Seven new cases
- Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit: Five new cases
- Renfrew County and District Health Unit: Zero new cases
COVID-19 OUTBREAKS
Ottawa Public Health reporting COVID-19 outbreaks at institutions and community outbreaks in Ottawa.
Community outbreaks:
- Religious/Spiritual Organization: One outbreak
- Workplace - Warehouse: One outbreak
Schools and childcare spaces currently experiencing outbreaks:
- Camp 2021-08-27 (Aug. 27)
- Camp 2021-08-31 (Aug. 31)
- Camp 2021-09-04 (Sept. 4)
- Camp 2021-09-06 (Sept. 6)
- Garderie éducative Renée Tassé (Aug. 22)
- La Coccinelle - Des Sentiers (Sept. 6)
- Little School Daycare (Aug. 27)
Correction
A previous version of this article mistakenly said there were eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Ontario but seven were from more than one month ago. In fact, there were 15 new deaths added to the province's total: eight new COVID-19 deaths plus seven more that were more than a month old.
This has been clarified in the story.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Amid concerns over 'collateral damage' Trudeau, Freeland defend capital gains tax change
Facing pushback from physicians and businesspeople over the coming increase to the capital gains inclusion rate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his deputy Chrystia Freeland are standing by their plan to target Canada's highest earners.
Widow looking for answers after Quebec man dies in Texas Ironman competition
The widow of a Quebec man who died competing in an Ironman competition is looking for answers.
Tom Mulcair: Park littered with trash after 'pilot project' is perfect symbol of Trudeau governance
Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair says that what's happening now in a trash-littered federal park in Quebec is a perfect metaphor for how the Trudeau government runs things.
Fewer medical students going into family medicine contributing to doctor shortage
As some family doctors are retiring and others are moving away from family medicine, there are fewer medical students to take their place.
'It's discriminatory': Individuals refused entry to Ontario legislature for wearing keffiyeh
Individuals being barred from entering Ontario’s legislature while wearing a keffiyeh say the garment is part of their cultural identity— and the only ones making it political are the politicians banning it.
Bodies found by U.S. authorities searching for missing B.C. kayakers
United States authorities who have been searching for a pair of missing kayakers from British Columbia since the weekend have recovered two bodies in the nearby San Juan Islands of Washington state.
'My stomach dropped': Winnipeg man speaks out after being criminally harassed following single online date
A Winnipeg man said a single date gone wrong led to years of criminal harassment, false arrests, stress and depression.
Photographer alleges he was forced to watch Megan Thee Stallion have sex and was unfairly fired
A photographer who worked for Megan Thee Stallion said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that he was forced to watch her have sex, was unfairly fired soon after and was abused as her employee.
Competition bureau finds 'substantial' anti-competitive effects with proposed Bunge-Viterra merger
The proposed merger of agricultural giants Viterra and Bunge is raising competition concerns from the federal government.