COVID-19 Ottawa Residents Tested (English, CSV)

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2026-09-04

Daily number of Ottawa residents tested for COVID-19 and the percentage of residents tested with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Data are based on information extracted from the Ontario Laboratories Information System (OLIS) on Thursdays. Accuracy : Points of consideration for interpretation of the data: Not all labs report to OLIS and only patients with health card numbers are included in the OLIS dataset. Once an individual is confirmed positive, subsequent tests for that individual are excluded from the daily totals. Duplicate tests are excluded from the total number of positive tests, including those that arose from multiple tests of cure. Results for patients who placed an OLIS consent block (~50 records province-wide) are excluded. Staff working in long-term care homes are not captured in OLIS. City assignment in OLIS is based on the patient's health card address. Patients living in long-term care homes may not have the correct address associated with their health cards; therefore, not all tests in long-term care homes may be captured. Confirmed cases are those with a confirmed COVID-19 laboratory result as per the Ministry of Health Public health management of cases and…

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