OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting 27 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on a day when another new record for cases provincewide was broken.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says 1,426 new cases were reported across Ontario on Wednesday, surpassing the 1,388 recorded on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Ottawa saw 21 new cases, but an uptick in hospitalizations.
The 27 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Ottawa on Wednesday bring the city's pandemic total to 7,634 laboratory-confirmed cases.
In the past seven days, Nov. 5 to 11 inclusive, OPH reported 361 new cases in total, for an average of 51.6 new cases per day. In the seven days before that, Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, the average was 71.5 new cases per day.
Two new deaths were reported on Wednesday as well, bringing the city's death toll from COVID-19 to 349.
HOSPITALIZATIONS IN OTTAWA
The number of people in Ottawa hospitals with COVID-19 complications fell on Wednesday, after hitting 60 on Tuesday, the highest so far during the second wave.
OPH says there are 56 people in Ottawa hospitals with COVID-19 and seven in intensive care.
Of the people in hospital, one is between the ages of 10 and 19, three are in their 30s (two in the ICU), two are in their 40s, three are in their 50s, eight are in their 60s (one in the ICU), 13 are in their 70s (two in the ICU), 18 are in their 80s (two in the ICU), and eight are 90 or older.
ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN OTTAWA
The number of known active cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa fell to its lowest level since September.
OPH says there are 490 active cases of COVID-19 in the city, down from 537 on Tuesday.
This is the first time since Sept. 20 that the number of active infections in Ottawa was below 500.
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.
TESTING
Public Health Ontario says 36,707 COVID-19 tests were performed across Ontario on Tuesday. There are 34,460 people waiting for COVID-19 test results.
Local testing figures from the Ottawa COVID-19 Testing Taskforce will be available after 4 p.m. today.
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: Three new cases (492 cases total)
- 10-19 years-old: Five new cases (865 cases total)
- 20-29 years-old: Four new cases (1,571 cases total)
- 30-39 years-old: Nine new cases (1,014 cases total)
- 40-49 years-old: One new case (970 cases total)
- 50-59 years-old: Five new cases (896 cases total)
- 60-69-years-old: One new case (599 cases total)
- 70-79 years-old: Zero new cases (394 cases total)
- 80-89 years-old: Zero new cases (495 cases total)
- 90+ years old: Zero new cases (338 cases total)
The age of one person with COVID-19 that was previously unknown has been assigned.
CASES OF COVID-19 ACROSS THE REGION
The Eastern Ontario Health Unit reported seven new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
Two new cases were added by Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health.
The Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit reported four new cases on Wednesday.
Two cases have been removed from the count of the Renfrew County and District Health Unit.
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health reported zero new cases on Wednesday.
The Quebec government reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 in the Outaouais region, which includes Gatineau. There have been 2,831 cases of COVID-19 in the Outaouais and 59 deaths.
INSTITUTIONAL OUTBREAKS
Ottawa Public Health is reporting COVID-19 outbreaks at 36 institutions in Ottawa, including long-term care homes, retirement homes, daycares, hospitals and schools.
New outbreaks were declared at St. Patrick School, an unidentified shelter, an unidentified supportive housing location, and a ward of the Ottawa Hospital Rehab Centre.
Outbreaks ended at the St. Bernadette "Petit pas a trois" childcare centre, the Bridlewood Retirement Home, Extendicare New Orchard Lodge, Hope Living – Ottawa, Sophia House, and The Ottawa Hospital General Campus 5N.
An outbreak listed Tuesday at Esther By Child Care Centre has been removed from the OPH dashboard.
There are four active community outbreaks at four unidentified workplaces.
The schools and childcare spaces currently experiencing outbreaks are:
- Cornerstone Children's Centre - Heatherington Nursery School
- École élémentaire catholique Des Pionniers
- École secondaire publique Louis Riel
- École secondaire publique Omer-Deslauriers
- Ottawa Islamic School
- St. Mother Teresa High School
- St. Mother Teresa High School (2)*
- St. Patrick School (NEW)
*NOTE: There are two ongoing but unrelated COVID-19 outbreaks declared at St. Mother Teresa High School.
The long-term care homes, retirement homes, hospitals, and other spaces currently experiencing outbreaks are:
- Alta Vista Manor
- Beacon Heights retirement home
- Bridlewood Trails Retirement Home
- Garden Terrace
- Glebe Centre
- Hôpital Montfort 4C Med
- Innovative Community Support Services (Barnwell)
- Longfields Manor
- Lord Lansdowne retirement home
- Maison Acceuil-Sagesse
- Medex
- Park Place
- Riverpath Retirement
- Robertson House
- Rockcliffe Retirement
- Rooming house location
- Shelter location (NEW)
- Sisters of Charity retirement home
- St. Patrick's Home
- St. Vincent Hospital (3 South)
- Starwood
- Stirling Park Retirement Home
- Supportive Housing location (NEW)
- The Ottawa Hospital General Campus 6W
- The Ottawa Hospital Rehab Centre - Special Rehab - Ward B (NEW)
- The Ravines
- Valley Stream Retirement Home
- West End Villa
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).
