One new COVID-19 death in Ottawa as active cases decrease

One more person has died of COVID-19 in Ottawa, bringing the virus's death toll in the capital to 615.

The new death, a man in his 60s, brings the city's overall death toll from COVID-19 to 615.

Ottawa Public Health is reporting 31 new cases of the virus on Tuesday. Twenty-three of those were in people under 30 years old.

The number of active cases has fallen to 316, the lowest since Nov. 9. There were 380 active cases at this time last week.

Ottawa Public Health reported 24 cases on Monday and 55 on Sunday.