Ottawa sees 45 new COVID-19 cases, two more in ICU on Saturday
CTV
Ottawa Public Health says 45 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19 and two more people are in the ICU.
To date, OPH has reported 31,323 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the city since the pandemic began. No new deaths were reported on Saturday. The pandemic death toll in the capital stands at 609 residents.
The number of known active cases of COVID-19 ticked up slightly on Saturday after a small drop on Friday.
The seven-day average in Ottawa is 37.4 cases per day, up from 32.4 cases last week. Four weeks ago, the seven-day average was 28.9 cases per day.
Across the province, health officials confirmed another 661 cases of COVID-19, the highest daily case count in more than a month. Six more Ontarians have died due to COVID-19 and 469 previously reported cases are now considered resolved.
