Levels of the three major respiratory viruses — COVID-19, influenza and RSV — are declining across Ottawa.
The latest data from Ottawa Public Health shows that wastewater alerts and positive tests declined overall for all three viruses in the second week of January.
In particular, the flu has declined significantly since its early peak in late November. Positive flu tests were 2.2% for the week of January 8, 2023, compared to 28% for the week of November 27, 2022.
OPH says viral levels of RSV remain high but are also declining. Testing positivity was 8.8 percent last week, down from 11 percent the previous week and nearly 15 percent for the final week of 2022. RSV positivity this season peaked at 17 percent in mid-November.
Viral levels of COVID-19 remain high, but positive test rates have dropped from 22 percent in the first week of January to 15.7 percent last week.
OPH reported two new deaths from COVID-19 in its twice-weekly updates on Tuesday, bringing the city’s pandemic death toll to 1,002 since March 2020.
There are 25 Ottawa residents in hospital with an active COVID-19 infection, down from 39 a week ago. Two people are in intensive care with active COVID-19 infection.
OPH hospitalization data represents only Ottawa residents who are hospitalized due to an active case of COVID-19. Local hospitals are reporting higher numbers, which include patients who were admitted for reasons other than COVID-19 but tested positive and patients who are not from Ottawa.
- The Ottawa Hospital: 67 patients
- Queensway Carleton Hospital: 11 patients
- Montfort Hospital: 13 patients (As of January 16)
- CHEO: 5 patients
Since the first case of COVID-19 in Ottawa in March 2020, there have been 88,657 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa.
OTTAWA’S KEY COVID-19 STATISTICS
- COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (January 9-15): 27.8
- Ottawa community seven-day average positivity rate, including long-term care: 13.9 per cent (January 15)
- Known active cases: 527
VACCINES AGAINST COVID-19 IN OTTAWA
Updated January 16
- Ottawa residents with 1 dose (5+): 925,247
- Ottawa residents with 2 doses (5+): 891,784
- Ottawa residents with 3 doses (5+): 615,107
- Ottawa residents with 4 doses (12+): 332,777
- Proportion of population aged five and over with at least one dose: 93 percent
- Proportion of population five years and older with at least two doses: 90 percent
- Proportion of population aged five and over with at least three doses: 62 per cent
- Proportion of population 12 and older with at least four doses: 36 percent
*Statistics for Ottawa residents with one or more doses include anyone with an Ottawa zip code who was vaccinated anywhere in Ontario.
FROM THE REGION
- Eastern Ontario Division of Health: 8 in hospital, 1 in ICU (as of January 17)
- Hastings Prince Edward Public Health: 13 in hospital, 0 in ICU (as of January 17)
- Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health: 17 in hospital, 3 in ICU (as of January 17)
- Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Health Ward: 6 in hospital, 1 in intensive care (as of January 16)
- Renfrew County and District Health Unit: 4 in hospital, 1 in ICU (Updated Thursday)
- Outaouais (Gatineau and western Quebec): 98 in hospital, 1 in intensive care (as of January 11)
Outbreaks of COVID-19
Ottawa Public Health is currently reporting active outbreaks in the following locations
- 7 in hospitals
- 7 in long-term care homes
- 11 in nursing homes
- 1 in group care facilities
- 1 in a shelter
- 1 in a group home
- 1 in accommodation
OUTBREAKS OF FLU
- 1 in a long-term care home
OTHER RESPIRATORY SHELTERS FOR SALE
- 2 in long-term care homes
- 1 in hospital
A complete list of active outbreak locations is available on the OPH Outbreak Dashboard.
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