Province reports highest COVID-19 case count in Ottawa in eight months

Provincial health officials are reporting more than 200 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa for the first time since April.

There are 206 new cases in Ottawa on Thursday, the most since April 23, when Ottawa Public Health reported 208 new cases.

Ontario-wide, officials are reporting more than 2,400 new cases for the first time in seven months, as the positivity rate soars to seven per cent.

The rising cases come as officials warn the Omicron variant will imminently take over as the dominant strain in Ontario.

Ottawa Public Health will release the full snapshot on COVID-19 in Ottawa Thursday afternoon.