Key COVID-19 numbers in the Ottawa area today
Ottawa is reporting 180 new cases of COVID-19 and six deaths.
Renfrew County has its second COVID-19 death.
Today's Ottawa update
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) recorded 180 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and six more fatalities, marking the deadliest day of the pandemic since late May.
OPH has declared 175 more cases resolved.
The infection rate in Ottawa rose to record levels after Christmas, but has started to decline.
The current lockdown in eastern Ontario went into effect Dec. 26, and is scheduled to last until Feb. 11. A provincial stay-at-home order is also in effect.
Numbers to watch
38: The number of Ottawa residents being treated in hospital for COVID-19.
73.5: The number of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Ottawa residents, up slightly after several days in decline.
0.87: The average number of people infected by a single COVID-19 case, or R(t). Anything below one suggests the spread is coming under control.
Across the region
Renfrew County's health unit is reporting the area's second death from COVID-19. It has just five known active cases.
Health authorities in western Quebec are reporting 19 new cases of COVID-19 and no more deaths.
Quebec's lockdown lasts until Feb. 8. It includes an 8 p.m. curfew that went into effect on the weekend.
