Ottawa child under 10 hospitalized with COVID-19 as active cases increase

A child under 10 is one of 11 people in hospital with COVID-19 in Ottawa.

The child is one of 11 people in hospital with the virus in Ottawa hospitals. One person in their 80s is in the ICU.

Ottawa Public Health reported 26 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, a day after officials confirmed the Omicron variant arrived in the capital.

The 26 cases are a decrease from the 61 on Sunday and 45 on Saturday reported by Ottawa Public Health. Sunday's case count was the city's highest since May.

The child in hospital is the 11th person under 10 years old to be hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ottawa during the pandemic.