Ottawa Public Health is reporting two new COVID-19 deaths in the capital over the weekend in its Tuesday update. The latest data on the spread of influenza in the city show more people have been testing positive. ottnews
Ottawa Public Health is reporting two new COVID-19 deaths in the capital over the weekend in its Tuesday update.To date, 963 people in Ottawa have died of COVID-19, with 383 COVID-19 deaths reported this year.
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are on the decline, with OPH reporting 11 residents hospitalized because of an active infection of COVID-19, down from 36 last Tuesday. 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.Montfort Hospital: 19 patients The COVID-19 wastewater signal has been trending down.
Flu data show a testing positivity rate of 10.9 per cent for the week of Nov. 6 to 12, up from 9.4 per cent the week prior and up from 4.3 per cent for the week of Oct. 23. According to OPH data showing the last three-year average, flu test positivity peaked in early February at around 9.5 per cent. There have been 72 lab-confirmed cases of influenza in Ottawa so far this year, with 15 per cent in kids under five, 25 per cent in people 5 to 19, 39 per cent in adults 20 to 64 and 21 per cent in people 65 and older. The majority of cases are Influenza A.Seven-day average of positivity rate in the Ottawa community, including long-term care: 14.6 per cent
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