As of Friday, the positivity rate in Ottawa residents was 19.2 per cent, said the Ottawa Testing Taskforce on Monday in an update.
The high positivity rate is a reminder that the pandemic is not over. As of Thursday, there were 52 ongoing outbreaks and 29 new outbreaks in institutional settings, including 10 in long-term care homes, 19 in retirement homes, 12 in hospitals and 11 in other settings, such as group homes.
“We’re seeing here in Ottawa an increasing wastewater count, positivity rate, hospitalizations have been going up for a few weeks and now we’re seeing more outbreaks in long-term care and congregate settings,” said Moloughney.Article content “The transition from Moodie to the new location is expected to take over a month as construction, IT and clinical teams set up the new site,” said the Ottawa Testing Taskforce update.
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