Ontario reports highest COVID-19 case count in months, 117 in Ottawa
CTV
Ontario health officials are reporting 117 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa as the province reports its highest single-day total in months.
The 1,808 infections provincewide is the most since May 21, when 1,890 new cases were recorded.
Ottawa’s 117 new cases follows 124 on Tuesday and 129 on Monday, which was a seven-month high. However, hospitalizations in the city remain low. As of Tuesday, there were six COVID-19 patients in hospital and zero in the ICU.
Ottawa Public Health will release a full snapshot on the COVID-19 situation in Ottawa Wednesday afternoon.
Of the 357 people in Ontario hospitalized with COVID-19, 273 are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status.
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