Ontario records highest new COVID-19 case count in six months, 58 in Ottawa

Public Health Ontario is reporting 58 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa as the province logs more than 1,000 new cases for the first time in six months.

Ontario health officials reported 1,031 new cases across Ontario on Friday, the most since May 30.

Ottawa had 62 new cases on Thursday, the most since early October, and 50 on Wednesday.

The province’s rolling seven-day average is now 866, up from 711 at this time last week. Four new deaths across Ontario were also recorded.

Ottawa Public Health will release a full snapshot on the COVID-19 situation in Ottawa early Friday afternoon.