'Recommit to a little more caution,' Ottawa's top doc urges amid uptick in cases
CTV
Ottawa's medical officer of health is reminding residents to continue their vigilance against COVID-19 in the face of a slow but steady increase in case counts.
The city's seven-day average of new cases per day ticked above 35 on Tuesday, back to the same place it was exactly four weeks prior. The rate had fallen to an average of 22 cases per day just before Halloween before it began to increase again in the last week.
The number of people in hospitals with active COVID-19 is also on the rise, though ICU admissions remain low.
Appearing on the CTV News at Six, Dr, Vera Etches said Ottawa Public Health is keeping an eye on the hospital numbers especially.
"That is when, unfortunately, the virus is reaching more vulnerable populations," she said.
