Key COVID-19 numbers in the Ottawa area today

• Ottawa is reporting 23 new cases of COVID-19, the lowest daily total of the month.
• One more Ottawa resident has died of COVID-19.
• Renfrew County is down to one known active case.

Today's Ottawa update

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) recorded 23 new cases ofCOVID-19 Tuesday, the lowest daily total of the month.

OPH also reported one more death and137 more cases resolved.

The infection rate in Ottawa roseto record levels after Christmas, but has started to decline.

Thecurrent lockdownin eastern Ontario went into effect Dec. 26, and is scheduled tolast until Feb. 11.A provincial stay-at-home orderis also in effect.

Numbers to watch

54.8:The number of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Ottawa residents continues to decline.

0.90:The average number of people infected by a single COVID-19 case, or R(t).Anything below one suggests the spread iscoming under control.

754: The number of known active cases in Ottawa.

1,715 :The number of known active cases in Ottawa two weeks ago.

Across the region

Health authorities in western Quebec arereporting ninemore cases of COVID-19 and nomore deaths.

Quebec's lockdownlasts until Feb. 8. Itincludes an 8 p.m. curfew.

Renfrew County's health unit is down to a single known active case of COVID-19.