Six new COVID-19 deaths in Ottawa this week
Six more Ottawa residents have died due to COVID-19 this week, as COVID-19 wastewater levels indicate "very high" levels of the virus circulating in the capital following Easter.
Ottawa Public Health reported six new deaths and 67 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa since Tuesday.
There have been 10 new deaths linked to COVID-19 in Ottawa since the start of April.
Since the first case of COVID-19 in Ottawa in March 2020, there have been 91,196 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, including 1,047 deaths.
There are currently 13 Ottawa residents in hospital with an active COVID-19 infection.
The Ottawa Public Health Respiratory Surveillance report shows COVID-19 and influenza activity in Ottawa are stable this week.
The wastewater surveillance shows "very high levels" of COVID-19 in Ottawa, while influenza and RSV levels are low.
OTTAWA'S KEY COVID-19 STATISTICS
- COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (April 6 to 14): 11.4
- Seven-day average of positivity rate in the Ottawa community, including long-term care: 8.3 per cent
- Known active cases: 191
COVID-19 VACCINES IN OTTAWA
Updated April 11
- Ottawa residents with 1 dose (5+): 925,387
- Ottawa residents with 2 doses (5+): 891,573
- Ottawa residents with 3 doses (5+): 616,502
- Ottawa residents with 4 doses (12+): 341,115
- 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.
COVID-19 OUTBREAKS
Ottawa Public Health is currently reporting active COVID-19 outbreaks in the following locations
- 2 in a hospital
- 4 in long-term care homes
- 5 in retirement homes
INFLUENZA OUTBREAKS
- No current influenza outbreaks
OTHER ONGOING RESPIRATORY OUTBREAKS
- 1 in long-term care homes
- 1 in retirement homes
A full list of locations with active outbreaks is available on OPH's outbreak dashboard.
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