COVID-19 levels increasing in Ottawa, public health warns
Ottawa Public Health is reporting a rise in COVID-19 activity in Ottawa heading into the final weekend of March.
One new death linked to COVID-19 has been reported since Tuesday, along with 112 new cases of COVID-19.
The weekly Respiratory Virus Dashboard shows COVID-19 activity has increased since last week, while influenza and RSV activity remains similar to last week. Ottawa Public Health says COVID-19 levels are "high" in the wastewater surveillance as well.
The COVID-19 wastewater viral signal in Ottawa. Data last reported March 23, 2023. (613covid.ca/wastewater/)
There are currently 20 Ottawa residents in hospital because of an active COVID-19 infection, including two in the ICU.
OPH hospitalization figures only represent Ottawa residents who are in hospital because of an active case of COVID-19. Local hospitals report higher figures, which include patients who were admitted for reasons other than COVID-19 but have tested positive and patients who are not from Ottawa.
- The Ottawa Hospital: 43 patients (as of March 24)
- Queensway Carleton Hospital: 6 patients (As of March 24)
- Montfort Hospital: 11 patients (As of March 24)
- CHEO: 0 patients (As of March 24)
Since the first case of COVID-19 in Ottawa in March 2020, there have been 90,810 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, including 1,030 deaths.
OTTAWA'S KEY COVID-19 STATISTICS
- COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (March 16 – 22): 23.4
- Seven-day average of positivity rate in the Ottawa community, including long-term care: 13.2 per cent
- Known active cases: 368
COVID-19 VACCINES IN OTTAWA
Updated March 20
- Ottawa residents with 1 dose (5+): 925,528
- Ottawa residents with 2 doses (5+): 891,810
- Ottawa residents with 3 doses (5+): 616,607
- Ottawa residents with 4 doses (12+): 340,513
- Share of population five and older with at least one dose: 89 per cent
- Share of population five and older with at least two doses: 85 per cent
- Share of population five and older with at least three doses: 59 per cent
- Share of population 12 and older with at least four doses: 35 per cent
*Statistics on Ottawa residents with one or more doses include anyone with an Ottawa postal code who was vaccinated anywhere in Ontario.
AROUND THE REGION
- Eastern Ontario Health Unit: 11 in hospital, 5 in ICU (as of March 24)
- Hastings Prince Edward Public Health: 12 in hospital, 3 in ICU (As of March 21)
- Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health: 8 in hospital, 0 in ICU (As of March 21)
- Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit: 2 in hospital (As of March 21)
- Renfrew County and District Health Unit: 4 in hospital, 0 in ICU (Updated on Thursdays)
COVID-19 OUTBREAKS
Ottawa Public Health is currently reporting active outbreaks in the following locations
- 5 in hospitals
- 3 in long-term care homes
- 8 in retirement homes
- 4 in group homes
- 1 in supported independent living
INFLUENZA OUTBREAKS
No current influenza outbreaks
OTHER ONGOING RESPIRATORY OUTBREAKS
- 1 in long-term care homes
- 3 in retirement homes
A full list of locations with active outbreaks is available on OPH's outbreak dashboard.
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