- Ottawa is reporting 62 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.
- Western Quebec has confirmed 31 cases and one death.
Today’s Ottawa update
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) recorded 62 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday but zero deaths.
Another 56 cases have been classified as resolved.
Ottawa and communities under the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) are now in the orange alert level, with slightly more restrictive rules than the rest of eastern Ontario, which is green.
Ottawa’s medical officer of health is backing up what some key numbers and experts have suggested: that the capital is close to moving to the red zone if the spread of COVID-19 doesn’t slow.
Numbers to watch
35: The weekly incidence rate, a rolling seven-day total of new COVID-19 cases expressed per 100,000 residents. The red zone threshold is 40.
.98: The number of people infected by a single COVID-19 case, or R(t). Health officials consider the spread under control if it’s below one.
34: The number of outbreaks in Ottawa.
488: The number of known active COVID-19 cases in Ottawa. One month ago there were more than 1,200.
Across the region
Western Quebec identified 31 new cases on Saturday and one more death.
