Key COVID-19 numbers in the Ottawa area today

• Ottawa is reporting 175 more COVID-19 cases and no new deaths.
• The Outaouais shatters another daily record with 143 new cases.

Today's Ottawa update

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) recorded 175 more COVID-19casesonFriday the ninth straight day case counts have been above 100.

Another 80cases areconsidered resolved and no new deaths were reported.

The number of known active cases across the city has risen to 1,358people.

There are 43 peoplein hospital suffering from the illness the most of any point during the pandemic 14 of whomarein intensive care.

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OPH said Wednesday it can't keep up with contact tracing and its testing and hospital capacity arebeing strained out by the surge of cases.

Numbers to watch

97.2:The weekly incidence rate, a rolling seven-day total of new COVID-19 cases expressed per 100,000 residents, rises.

137.6:The seven-day average of new cases per day is on the rise.

1.13: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 below one; it's been above one for more than twoweeks.

596:The number of confirmed and suspected coronavirus variant cases in Ottawaincreased byfive since Thursday and more than 200 in a week.

Across the region

Health officials in the Outaouais reported a record highnumber of new daily cases Friday for the third day in a row. The 143 new cases on Friday breaks the previous day's record of 126.

No new deaths were reported in theOutaouais.

WATCH | The serious situation in the Outaouais:

Outaouais records highest level of COVID-19 infections since beginning of pandemic

4 years ago

Duration 1:34

Dr. Brigitte Pinard, director of public health with CISSSO, says the level of COVID-19 infections in the region is higher than at any other time during the pandemic, with more than 50 per cent of cases being suspected variants of the virus.