Key COVID-19 numbers in the Ottawa area today

• Ottawa is reporting 203 newCOVID-19 cases.
• The number of Ottawa residents in hospital climbs higher into record territory.
• The Outaouais is reporting 109 new COVID-19 cases.

Today's Ottawa update

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reporting 203newCOVID-19casesMonday.

No more deaths were reported and another 130 cases are now considered resolved, for a total of 3,412known active cases in the city.

Many of the city'snumbers havesteadily risen to record levels during this third wave,due largely tocoronavirus variants that are highly contagiousand, in many cases, more dangerous.

Some of thetrends measuring spreadin Ottawa and other local health units have recently shown signs of levelling off.

Ontario is undera provincewide stay-at-home orderuntil at leastMay 20.

Numbers to watch

131:The number of Ottawa residents in hospital with COVID-19, the highestsince the start of the pandemic. It's more than doublethe previous record of 64 from April 2020.

34: The number of Ottawa residents inintensive carewith COVID-19, the highest since the start of the pandemic.

10.9%: The percentage of COVID-19 tests coming back positive, the highest since the start of the pandemic.

206.2:The weekly incidence rate, therolling seven-day total of new COVID-19 cases expressed per 100,000 residents.

1.03:The number of people infected by a single COVID-19 case, or R(t). Thespread of the coronavirusis considered under control if that figure is kept below one.

232,961:The number of Ottawa residents whohave received their first vaccine dose, an increase of more than 21,000 since Friday.

26,577:The number of Ottawa residents who have received both vaccine doses.

Across the region

Public health officials inthe Outaouaisreported 109newcases Monday.That region is under Quebec'sstrictest measures until at least April 25.

The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit reported 36 more cases over the previous three days. Hastings Prince Edward Public Health reported two more cases Monday and its eight COVID-19 death.