Yahoo MoviesKey COVID-19 numbers in the Ottawa area today
Ottawa reports 18 more cases of COVID-19 and one death Saturday.
More than 800,000 vaccine doses have been given to Ottawa residents.
Outaouais reports 11 more COVID-19 cases.
Today's Ottawa update
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) confirmed another 18 cases of COVID-19 and one death Saturday.
Researchers measuring levels of the coronavirus in Ottawa's wastewater saw them trend up in the days after the stay-at-home order ended on June 2. That growth has recently levelled off.
Numbers to watch
2.9%: The rate of COVID-19 tests coming back positive has dropped.
0.89: The number of people infected by a single COVID-19 case, or R(t). The spread of the coronavirus is considered under control if that figure is kept below one.
15.9: The weekly incidence rate, a rolling seven-day total of new COVID-19 cases expressed per 100,000 residents.
Ottawa-Gatineau area confirmed COVID-19 cases
12: The number of Ottawa residents being treated for COVID-19 in an Ottawa hospital.
5: The number of those patients in an ICU.
Across the region
Public health officials in the Outaouais reported 11 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday.
That region is currently under yellow zone rules.
Most other eastern Ontario health units regularly report five or fewer new cases a day, and have about 15 or fewer known active cases.
Ontario is now under the first step of its reopening plan.
