Third straight day of 60 or more new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa

Ottawa Public Health is reporting 63 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, marking a third straight day of 60 or more cases per day.

OPH reported 60 new cases of COVID-19 in the city on Friday and 62 on Thursday.

To date, the health unit has confirmed 32,223 cases of COVID-19 in the city. No new deaths were reported on Saturday. The pandemic's death toll stands at 618 residents.

Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are holding steady, and active cases are on the rise.

Ottawa's rolling seven-day average is 44 cases per day, up from 41.9 one week ago and 32.3 four weeks ago.