Active COVID-19 cases in Ottawa reach highest level ever; hospitalizations still low
CTV
Ottawa Public Health is reporting 5,164 active COVID-19 cases in the city, eclipsing the previous record high set during the Delta variant wave in April.
The previous high point for active cases was set April 16, 2021, with 3,791 active cases. At the time, there were also 114 patients with COVID-19 in hospital, 24 of whom were in the ICU.
OPH data show Ottawa hit a record level of active cases on Dec. 24, with 5,432.
While hospitalizations are considered a lagging indicator--meaning they increase in the days and weeks following case counts--the rise of hospitalizations in Ottawa has remained slow during this rapid rise of new cases.
As of Monday's snapshot report, there are 10 people in hospital, with one person in ICU with COVID-19, marking only a slight increase since Friday.
