Ottawa COVID-19 hospitalizations reach five-week high

There are 19 residents in hospital with COVID-19, Ottawa Public Health reported Tuesday, including two in intensive care.

There are 19 Ottawa residents in hospital with COVID-19, Ottawa Public Health reported Tuesday, the most since Oct. 2. Two of those people are in the ICU.

Thirty-four more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19. That follows 30 on Monday and 46 on Sunday.

The number of active cases is up to 293, the most since Oct. 24.

Provincewide, Ontario health officials are reporting 441 new cases and three more deaths. Ontario’s rolling seven-day average sits at 492, up from 371 at this time last week.