Fast Facts:
The stay-at-home order ends today for three eastern Ontario health units, but not for Ottawa.
Ottawa Public Health has confirmed Ottawa's first case of the variant of COVID-19 first recognized in South Africa.
COVID-19 trends in the city are improving again after a brief rise over the weekend.
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa (Ottawa Public Health data):
New COVID-19 cases: 25 new cases on Tuesday.
Total COVID-19 cases: 13,733
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 33.8
Positivity rate in Ottawa: 1.6 per cent (Feb. 1 – 7)
Reproduction Number: 1.00 (seven day average)
Testing:
Ottawa Public Health says there are five reasons to seek testing for COVID-19: