New COVID\u002D19 hospitalizations are moderate and increasing. New confirmed outbreaks in setting such as hospitals, group homes and long\u002Dterm care are moderate and decreasing.
164: Confirmed COVID-19 patients in Ottawa hospitals as of Tuesday , 60 in hospital because COVID-19 and 104 for other reasons 20.2: Per cent test positivity in the community COVID-19 levels remain “very high” in the capital, Ottawa Public Health said Thursday, stressing that everyone should keep up the “layers of protection” that help limit transmission.Article content
Ottawa’s wastewater virus detection levels are very high and decreasing, while the per cent of lab tests coming back positive is very high and increasing, OPH said in a weekly “snapshot.” New COVID-19 hospitalizations are moderate and increasing. New confirmed outbreaks in setting such as hospitals, group homes and long-term care are moderate and decreasing.
Wearing masks, getting boosted and staying home when sick are “simple actions … that work” to limit the spread of the virus and reduce its impact on individuals, the people around them and the health-care system and local businesses, Ottawa Public Health said.
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