Key COVID-19 numbers in the Ottawa area today

• Ottawa reports32 more cases of COVID-19 Wednesday.
• Test positivity is at its highestpoint of the summer.
• Biggest outbreak of the summer is at a camp.
• Western Quebec reports 26more cases.

Today's Ottawa update

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) reported 32more COVID-19 cases Wednesday. Ithas not reported a COVID-related deathinnearly two months.

Ottawa's Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Vera Etches,asked peopleto "approach September with caution"last week given the more infectious delta variant pushing the fourth pandemic wave.

Numbers to watch

15: As of Aug. 27, the risk of COVID-19 infection for unvaccinated people, or those who received their first dose less than two weeks ago, is 15 times higher than the risk for fully vaccinated people.

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.

3.2%:Ottawa's average COVID-19test positivity rate rises. It's above three for the first time since the last week of spring.

18: The number of known activecases of COVID-19 among people age 60 or older, out of a total of 288. That works out to about six per cent of active cases for an age group representing more than 35 per cent of the population.

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

7: The number of active COVID-19 outbreaks in Ottawa, including four camps, twodaycares, and one in a distribution workplace.

8:The number of cases linked to a newly reportedCOVID-19 outbreak at an unidentified camp:seven attendees and a staff member. This is Ottawa'slargest outbreak of thesummer.

7: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.

2,461: The number of vaccine doses given to Ottawa residents on Tuesday alone, roughly split between first and second doses.

18,527:The number of vaccine doses given in Ottawa the week of Aug. 29, the last full week of data available from OPH. This is the first time in two months where the number ofdoses given in a week increased from the week prior.

87%:The percentage of Ottawa residents age 12 and up who've hadat least one vaccine dose.

80%:The percentage ofOttawa residents age 12 and up who are fully vaccinated.

76%:The percentage of all Ottawa residents who've hadat least one vaccine dose.

70%:The percentage of all Ottawa residentswho are fully vaccinated.

Across the region

Quebec reports 26more COVID-19 cases in the Outaouais in its Wednesday update.

The Belleville region has six more COVID-19 cases, five of them in unvaccinated people. It has added a local COVID-19 ICU patient, while a workplace outbreak ends after growing to 20 cases.

There hasn't been a COVID-19 death reported in the wider region since Aug. 16, more than three weeks ago.

Quebec'svaccine passport for many non-essential public placesis now ineffect, with agrace period until next Wednesday, Sept. 15.

Ontario is introducing a vaccine passport starting Sept. 22as its science table lays out how it can help avoid an autumn lockdown.