Key COVID-19 numbers in the Ottawa area today

• Ottawa is reporting 329 newCOVID-19 cases.
• The Outaouais has 207 more cases.
• Six more deaths have been reported across the region.

Today's Ottawa update

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reporting329 newCOVID-19cases and three more deaths Wednesday. Another 188cases are now considered resolved, for a total of2,755known active cases in the city.

The city'snumbers have been steadily rising during this third wave,due largely tocoronavirus variants that are highly contagiousand, in many cases, more dangerous.

Ontario is undera provincewide stay-at-home orderuntil at least early May. Schools are closed indefinitely.

More than a week after Ontario's shutdown was announced, wastewatermonitoring is showing signs that thespread of COVID-19 in Ottawamay finally be slowing.

Numbers to watch

195.1:The weekly incidence rate, therolling seven-day total of new COVID-19 cases expressed per 100,000 residents, nearly double the previous record reached in January.

10.6%: The rate of COVID-19 tests coming back positive, also a record.

23:The number of Ottawa residents being treated in an intensive care unitforCOVID-19, one-quarter of all hospitalizations.

1.23: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.

9:The number of deaths linked to a COVID-19 outbreak at The Ottawa Hospital's Civic campus,has now beendeclared over after nearly two months.

194,875:The number of Ottawa residents whohave received their first vaccine dose, an increase of more than 16,000 since Monday.

26,097:The number of Ottawa residents who have received both vaccine doses.

Across the region

Public health officials inthe Outaouaisreported 207newcases and two more deaths Wednesday.

Gatineau and most of the surrounding area remains under Quebec'sstrictest measures until at least April 25.As of 8 p.m. Wednesday, those rules cover the entire Outaouais region.

The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit reported 19more cases and one more death Wednesday. Hastings Prince Edward Public Health reported 13 more cases.