Key COVID-19 numbers in the Ottawa area today

• Ottawa reports 19 more cases of COVID-19 Thursday.
• Unvaccinated Ottawans caught COVID-19 22 times more than vaccinated residents.
• Sixty per cent of positive tests in Ottawa in the last month were the delta variant.
• There are 11 more COVID-19 cases in the Outaouais.

Today's Ottawa update

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) reported 19 moreCOVID-19 cases Thursday.

OPH didn't reportanydeaths and hasn't fora month. There are 128 known active cases in the capital, one more than on Wednesday.

Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vera Etches said Thursday while more people are testing positive, hospitalizations and outbreaks remain low and the city's situation is manageable.

Numbers to watch

3:The rate of infection per 100,000 Ottawa residents for those who are fully vaccinated (fromJuly 4 to Aug. 7), according to OPH.

67:The same measure, butfor unvaccinated Ottawa residents, over the sametime span.

60:The percentage of positive tests over the last month that revealed a case of the delta variant, according to OPH.

12.1The weekly incidence rate, arolling seven-day total of new COVID-19 cases expressed per 100,000 residents.

1.02:The number of people infected by a single COVID-19 case, or R(t). Therate of spread is considered under control when the number is below one.

1: The number of active COVID-19 outbreaks in Ottawa. The one active outbreak, and the one that ended Wednesday, are atdaycares.

3:The number of Ottawa residents being treated for COVID-19 in an Ottawa hospital.

1: The number of those patients in an intensive care unit.

Across the region

Officials have reported two COVID-19 deaths in eastern Ontario and western Quebec so farin August.

The Outaouaisreported 11 more cases Thursday. Quebec will introducea vaccine passport for many non-essential public places on Sept. 1.

Eastern Ontario health units outside of Ottawa generally report about oneto three cases per day at most and aren't reporting any COVID-19 hospital patients or outbreaks.

Renfrew County's health unit logged its first confirmed case in about two weeks in Thursday's update.

Ontario isunder Step 3 of the province's pandemic reopening planand is staying there for the foreseeable future.