Key COVID-19 numbers in the Ottawa area today

• Ottawa reported 68more cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
• The city's hospitalizations and outbreaks are stable.
• Case trendsare slowly rising across thewider region.
• Hastings Prince Edward has broken weekly case records.

Today's Ottawa update

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) reported 68 moreCOVID-19 cases on Tuesdayandnodeaths.

It's the city'shighest daily count since the last week of September and the seventh straight day thecount has been at or above 50.

The city has 448known active cases, also back around levels last seen in early autumn.

Numbers to watch

3: Residents age 12 and up who are either unvaccinated or who received their first dose less than two weeks ago are threetimes more likely to contract COVID-19 than arethose who are fully vaccinated, according to data up to Nov. 26.

27: The average number of hours it takes to receive a COVID-19 test result, fewer than one week ago.

1.17: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.

35.2:The overall weekly incidence rate, arolling seven-day total of new COVID-19 cases expressed per 100,000 residents. Ithas risen for sixstraight days.

28:The number of active COVID-19 outbreaks in Ottawa is stable. There are 18 elementary school outbreaks and none involving a hospital.

45: The number of cases now linked to an outbreak involving a recreation program. It's Ottawa's second-largest community outbreakyet.

7:The number of Ottawa residents currently being treated for COVID-19 in an Ottawa hospital. All are60 or older.

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

Across the region

Known active case counts are rising in most parts of the region, and most health authorities have warned about increasedspread.

The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit wasthe latest to do that on Monday, particularly for the Brockville area. The health unit reportedsix more COVID-19 cases Tuesday.

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health reported 19 more cases Tuesday, the same day its new school symptom rules began. It has broken itsweekly total and active case records.

Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health keeps setting local active case records andits COVID-19 deaths have doubled from six to 12 intwo weeks. Its medical officer of health is askingresidents to avoid in-person gatherings.