OTTAWA -- Health officials are reporting 18 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Wednesday.

This follows Tuesday's report of eight new cases.

The 18 cases reported in Ontario's daily epidemiologic summary are among 102 reported provincewide.

Ottawa Public Health's daily COVID-19 dashboard update shows there have been 2,746 total laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa since the first case was confirmed in the city in March 11.

No new deaths were reported Wednesday, after a new death was reported Tuesday. The death toll in Ottawa stands at 265 residents.

There are 11 people in hospital, one fewer than Tuesday's report, with one person in intensive care.

ACTIVE CASES

The number of active cases rose slightly in Wednesday's update, as the number of new resolved cases lagged behind new confirmed cases.

OPH says there are 120 known active cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, 12 more than the number reported on Tuesday.

The number of resolved cases rose by six to 2,361, or 86 per cent of all known cases to date.

The number of active cases is the number of total cases minus the numbers of resolved cases and deaths. A case is considered resolved 14 days after known symptom onset or positive test result.

 

CASES BY AGE

Seventeen of the 18 new cases reported Wednesday are in people under the age of 40. One case was reported in an individual in their 50s.

Here is a breakdown of known COVID-19 cases by age category:

  • 0-9 years old: One new case (100 cases total, 18 active)
  • 10-19 years-old: Five new cases (173 cases total, 24 active)
  • 20-29 years-old: Six new cases (445 cases total, 23 active)
  • 30-39 years-old: Five new cases (372 cases total, 19 active)
  • 40-49 years-old: Zero new cases (346 cases total, 10 active)
  • 50-59 years-old: One new case (369 cases total, 13 active)
  • 60-69-years-old: Zero new cases (271 cases total, 7 active)
  • 70-79 years-old: Zero new cases (195 cases total, 5 active)
  • 80-89 years-old: Zero new cases (277 cases total, 1 active)
  • 90+ years: Zero new cases (198 cases total, 0 active)

INSTITUTIONAL OUTBREAKS

There are four active institutional outbreaks in Ottawa.

The outbreak that was declared at Villa Marconi on Aug. 7 has ended with a single staff case.

The following locations are experiencing outbreaks:

  • Billingswood Manor
  • Carling Family Shelter
  • Mothercraft Ottawa Home Child Care
  • St. Louis Residence

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.

Click here for the latest figures on all institutional outbreaks in Ottawa.