Ottawa Public Health is reporting zero new COVID-19 deaths over the long weekend but the amount of virus in the community remains high. ottnews
OPH's COVID-19 dashboard update on Tuesday included 289 new laboratory-confirmed cases and a testing positivity rate of more than 21 per cent. Hospitalizations appear to be on the decline.
The health unit is reporting 27 Ottawa residents in hospital because of an active COVID-19 infection, down from 41 one week ago. Hospitalization figures in this latest wave appear to have peaked at 55 cases on July 18, according to the latest data.OPH hospitalization figures only represent Ottawa residents who are in hospital because of an active case of COVID-19.
*Statistics on Ottawa residents with one or more doses include anyone with an Ottawa postal code who was vaccinated anywhere in Ontario.
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