Pair of COVID-19 outbreaks cleared at Ottawa Hospital, many indicators of spread stable

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) says a few local COVID-19 outbreaks have cleared and hospitalizations due to the virus remain low.

As of Tuesday, November 30, there are six outbreaks at healthcare institutions. A couple have been cleared at The Ottawa Hospital. A community outbreak, linked to recreation, has also been cleared by OPH, however, one linked to manufacturing is ongoing. The health unit is also monitoring outbreaks at 16 local schools and four at childcare centres. 

There are 10 Ottawans in hospital with COVID-19, one of whom is in an ICU. 

OPH is confirming 19 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, Tuesday. There have been 284 new cases in Ottawa over the last seven days and 291 Delta variant cases in the last 30 days.

No new COVID-19 deaths in the city leaves its pandemic death toll at 618.

OPH knows of 321 active cases of COVID-19 in the community.

According to Ottawa's vaccination dashboard, 91 per cent of residents over the age of 12 have had at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine and 88 per cent have now had both necessary to be considered immunized.

The health unit says 85 per cent of residents over the age of five have had one shot against COVID-19 and 81 per cent have had two.

The rate of infection among Ottawa's unvaccinated vaccine-eligible population is four times higher than it is for the fully vaccinated population. The local rate of infection per 100,000 residents for those vaccinated against the virus is at 13.5, whereas the rate for those unvaccinated (or vaccinated with one dose under 14 days) is 49.3. The rate per 100,000 residents for those who are waiting for their second shot is 31.9.

Residents being tested for COVID-19 are seeing positive results 1.8 per cent of the time.

Ontario reported 687 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday as the province reached a grim milestone with 10,000 virus-related deaths. There have been 126 reported deaths in Ontario since November 1 and 128 cumulative coronavirus-related deaths in October. The growth trajectory of the seven-day average continues, with the province now at 794 as of Tuesday. It was as low as 532 on November 11 and 362 at the start of the month.

There have been 31,988 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa (30,049 resolved) since March of 2020.