People walk past a vaccine clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Ottawa's COVID-19 wastewater surveillance numbers are on the rise again, a strong indicator that the virus's spread in the community is increasing.
The wastewater seven-day rolling signal is still lower than it was earlier this month, but it has steadily increased in the past week.
Ottawa Public Health is reporting one new death from the virus on Tuesday, along with 273 new lab-confirmed cases since Friday.
In last week's COVID-19 snapshot, the health unit said its monitoring indicators continued to show that levels of COVID-19 in the community are high.
There are 50 Ottawa residents in hospital with COVID-19, up from 47 on Friday.
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.
Updated Oct. 24
*Statistics on Ottawa residents with one or more doses include anyone with an Ottawa postal code who was vaccinated anywhere in Ontario.
Ottawa Public Health is currently reporting active outbreaks in the following locations
OPH no longer reports outbreaks in schools and childcare settings nor community outbreaks, such as those linked to local businesses, religious institutions, or sports and recreation activities.
A full list of locations with active outbreaks is available on OPH's COVID-19 outbreak dashboard.
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