Ottawa is at the start of a new COVID-19 wave fuelled by the so-called Kraken subvariant, according to one of the city’s leading wastewater researchers.…
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Ottawa is experiencing the start of another pandemic wave that likely includes cases of the highly contagious XBB.1.5 subvariant, according to one of the city’s…
Ottawa researchers will begin testing the city’s wastewater for polio within weeks, uOttawa wastewater researcher Robert Delatolla has confirmed. Read More Source: Visit the Ottawa…
The BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron are now dominant in Ottawa, according to researchers who monitor the city’s wastewater. Read More Source: Visit the…
It’s a daily number that, in the words of CHEO CEO Alex Munter, “some people check more than the weather forecast.” Read More Source: Visit…
The seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 in Ottawa’s wastewater reached an all-time high this week, suggesting that hospitalizations may soon be on the rise. Read…
Fifty-six new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa; Ontario sees jump as planning underway for mass vaccinations
Ontario reported 1,299 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 additional deaths as of late Saturday, a jump over the previous day when the province reported…