Additionally, Health Canada has approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for infants and preschoolers, making it the first vaccine of its kind approved for that age group in the country. Coronavirus levels in Ottawa's wastewater are on the rise, with the test positivityrate sitting at just below 20 per cent. Including those categories, 117 COVID-19 patients were in hospital as of its most recent data. Eastern Ontario communities outside Ottawa are reporting a total of 22 COVID hospitalizations, including four patients in intensive care. Eleven of those patients, including three in an ICU, are in the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU), which started July with two COVID hospital patients.

Source: CBC News July 16, 2022 01:16 UTC