COVID-19 cases Ottawa: OPH reports 251 new cases

Ottawa Public Health says an additional 251 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Ottawa. Hospital admissions remain stable.

To date, OPH has recorded 33,963 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa since the start of the pandemic. No new deaths were reported on Saturday, keeping the death toll from the pandemic at 620 residents.

Hospital admissions remain stable, with three people hospitalized and zero in the ICU. Experts view hospital admissions as a lagging indicator, meaning they usually rise a few days or weeks after cases start to rise.

Active cases are now at the highest level since mid-May.

Ottawa’s seven-day average of new cases is up to 170.7. Last week at this time it was 74.6. Four weeks ago it was 39.6.

Across the province, health officials reported: another 3,301 cases of COVID-19. Four more Ontarios have died as a result of the virus, and 1,207 previously reported cases are now considered resolved. Another 28 cases in Ontario have been confirmed as the Omicron variant of concern.

OTTAWA’S KEY COVID-19 STATISTICS

• COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (December 10 to December 16): 112.0 (vs. 98.5)

• Positivity rate in Ottawa (December 10 to December 16): 6.3 percent

• Reproduction number (seven-day average): 1.67

Reproduction values ​​greater than 1 indicate that the virus is spreading and that each case infects more than one contact. If it is less than 1, it means that the spread is slowing down.

NON-VACCINED CASES

Of the 3,301 cases of COVID-19 reported Saturday in Ontario, 718 are in unvaccinated individuals, at a rate of 24.82 cases per 100,000 population, 2,338 in fully vaccinated individuals, at a rate of 20.69 cases per 100,000 and 104 in partially vaccinated people for a rate of 19.2 cases per 100,000 population. The vaccination status of the remaining 141 cases is unknown.

More than 11.3 million Ontarios have been fully vaccinated. Health experts have noted that the number of identified COVID-19 infections in fully vaccinated individuals will naturally increase as more people receive both shots. Vaccination helps reduce the risk of severe symptoms related to COVID-19 and hospitalization.

The province stated that at least 382 people are in hospital because of COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 189 were admitted in the past 24 hours – 121 were unvaccinated, nine were partially vaccinated and 88 were fully vaccinated.

The province says 154 patients are in intensive care due to COVID-19, 33 of whom have been fully vaccinated.

(Note The percentage per 100,000 population is used to compare the total populations of unvaccinated individuals, partially vaccinated and fully vaccinated individuals, as their respective populations are different. There are more fully vaccinated people in Ontario than unvaccinated people in Ontario, so a calculation that divides new cases by the respective populations and then multiplies that figure by 100,000 is used as a comparative measure. Published daily by the Government of Ontario.)

COVID-19 VACCINES IN OTTAWA

Ottawa Public Health publishes vaccine numbers on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Starting Friday:

• Residents of Ottawa with 1 dose (5+): 884,898

• Ottawa residents with 2 doses (5+): 818,722

• Proportion or population of five and older with at least one dose: 89 percent

• Share of population aged five years and older fully vaccinated: 82 percent

*Statistics on Ottawa residents at one or two doses include anyone with an Ottawa zip code who has been vaccinated anywhere in Ontario.

ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN OTTAWA

There are 1,409 active cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Saturday, up from 1,223 on Friday.

It is the highest number of active cases in Ottawa since May 14.

Ottawa Public Health reported 65 newly resolved cases of COVID-19. The total number of resolved coronavirus cases in Ottawa is 31,934.

The number of active cases is the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 minus the number of resolved cases and deaths. A case is considered resolved 14 days after the known onset of symptoms or after a positive test result.

COVID-19 TESTING IN OTTAWA

The Ottawa COVID-19 Testing Task Force says 3,415 swabs were processed at assessment centers in Ottawa on Thursday. A total of 5,011 laboratory tests were performed.

The average turnaround time from the time a smear is taken at a test site to the result is 34 hours.

CASES OF COVID-19 AROUND THE REGION

• Eastern Ontario Health Unit: 37 new cases

• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health: 28 new cases

• Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health: 144 new cases

• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit: 44 new cases

• Renfrew County and District Health Unit: 10 New Cases

COVID-19 OUTBREAKS

Ottawa Public Health reports COVID-19 outbreaks at institutions and community outbreaks in Ottawa.

Community Outbreaks:

• Multi-unit home: one outbreak

• Sports and recreation– Recreation: one outbreak

• Workplace – Construction: Two Outbreaks

• Workplace – Company/Office: One Outbreak

• Workplace – Health: one outbreak

• Workplace – Recreation: One Outbreak

• Workplace – Restaurant: one outbreak

• Workplace – Retail: three outbreaks

Schools and childcare places currently experiencing outbreaks:

1. Assumption Catholic primary school (Nov 8)

2. Carson Grove Elementary School (November 22)

3. St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School (24 November)

4. Elisabeth-Bruyère Catholic Primary School (1 Dec.)

5. Half Moon Bay Public School (Dec 1)

6. Mary Honeywell Elementary School (Dec 2)

7. Mifo Notre-Dame-des-Champs – Service Garde agrees (December 2)

8. St. Thomas More Primary School (December 2)

9. Berrigan Elementary School (Dec 3)

10. St. Benedict Primary School (December 4)

11. St Emily Elementary School (December 5)

12. Featherston Drive Public School (Dec 6)

13. Catholic primary school Saint-Jean-Paul II (December 7)

14. Osgoode Township High School (Dec 7)

15. St Elizabeth Ann Seton Elementary School (Dec 7)

16. Vimy Ridge Public School (Dec 7)

17. Carleton Heights Public School (Dec 9)

18. Imagination Station Licensed Childcare (December 10)

19. Jockvale Elementary School (Dec 10)

20. Pierre-de-Blois Public Secondary School (December 11)

21. Holy Spirit Elementary School (December 11)

22. Katimavik Primary School (11 December)

23. Pleasant Park Public School (Dec 12)

24. St. Gabriel Primary School (December 12)

25. Chapman Mills Elementary School (December 13)

26. La Source Personalized Catholic Primary School (December 13)

27. Glebe Collegiate Institute (December 13)

28. Pierre Elliott Trudeau Catholic Elementary School (14 December)

29. Georges Vanier Catholic Primary School (14 December)

30. Knoxdale Public School (Dec 14)

31. Sacred Heart High School (December 14)

32. Franco-Cité Catholic High School (December 15)

33. St. Peter High School (December 15)

34. St. John XXIII Primary School (15 December)

35. Torah Academy of Ottawa Elementary School (Dec 16)

36. Merivale High School (Dec 16)

37. Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School (Dec 16)

Healthcare and community facilities experiencing outbreaks:

• St. Patrick’s Home – Floors 3, 4, 5 (November 17)

• Group home (December 6)

• Group home (December 7)

• Granite Ridge Long-term Care Home – Memory Care Unit (Dec 14)