COVID-19 Weekly Cases and Rates by Age in Ottawa - Last 6 Weeks (Historical data)

<div><br /></div><div><span style='box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:600; max-width:100%; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>Effective June 7th, 2024, this dataset will no longer be updated.</span><br /></div><div><br /></div>This file contains data for the last 6 weeks on: <br /><ol><li>Weekly counts and rates of Ottawa residents with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 by episode date (i.e. the earliest of symptom onset, testing or reported date) and age. </li><li>Weekly counts and rates of Ottawa residents with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 by reported date.</li></ol> Data are from the Ontario Ministry of Health Public Health Case and Contact Management Solution (CCM). <br /><br /> <strong>Accuracy</strong>: Points of consideration for interpretation of the data: <br /><ul><li>Data are entered into and extracted by Ottawa Public Health from the Ontario Ministry of Health Public Health Case and Contact Management Solution (CCM). The COD is a dynamic disease reporting system that allows for ongoing updates; data represent a snapshot at the time of extraction and may differ from previous or subsequent reports.</li></ul><ul><li>As the cases are investigated and more information is available, the dates are updated. </li></ul><ul><li>A person’s exposure may have occurred up to 14 days prior to onset of symptoms. Symptomatic cases occurring in approximately the last 14 days are likely under-reported due to the time for individuals to seek medical assessment, availability of testing, and receipt of test results.</li></ul><ul><li>Confirmed cases are those with a confirmed COVID-19 laboratory result as per the Ministry of Health Public health management of cases and contacts of COVID-19 in Ontario. March 25, 2020 version 6.0.</li></ul><ul><li>Counts will be subject to varying degrees of underreporting due to a variety of factors, such as disease awareness and medical care seeking behaviours, which may depend on severity of illness, clinical practice, changes in laboratory testing, and reporting behaviours.</li></ul><ul><li>Surveillance testing for COVID-19 began in long term care facilities on April 25, 2020. </li></ul> <strong>Update Frequency</strong>: Tuesdays and Fridays <br /><br /> <strong>Attributes</strong>: Data fields: <br /><ul><li>Week – Date of the first day of the episode week (i.e. the week during which the case first developed symptom, got tested or was reported to OPH – whichever was earliest). Date in format YYYY-MM-DD H:MM. </li></ul><ul><li>Weekly Rate of COVID-19 by 20-year Age Groupings (per 100,000 pop) and Episode Date – The number of Ottawa residents with confirmed COVID-19 within an age group (e.g. 0-9 years) divided by the total Ottawa population for that age group. This fraction is then multiplied by 100,000 to get a rate of COVID-19 per 100,000 population for that age group.</li></ul><ul><li>Weekly Total of Cases by Episode Date - number of Ottawa residents with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 by episode date.</li></ul><ul><li>Weekly Total of Cases by Reported Date – number of Ottawa residents with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 by reported date.</li></ul><ul><li>Weekly Rate of COVID-19 (per 100,000 pop) by Reported Date – number of Ottawa residents with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 by reported date divided by the total Ottawa population and multiplied by 100,000. </li></ul> <strong>Contact</strong>: <a href='mailto:[e-mail]' rel='nofollow ugc'>OPH Epidemiology Team | Epidemiology &amp; Evidence, Ottawa Public Health</a>