Ontario’s COVID-19 death toll reaches 10,000 as province reports 16 new cases in Ottawa

Public Health Ontario is reporting 16 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa as Ontario’s death toll from the virus hits 10,000 people.

The province reported three new deaths from the virus on Tuesday, bringing the number of fatalities in the province to 10,000 since the pandemic began.

Ottawa’s 16 new cases come after 26 on Monday and 61 on Sunday, the most since May.

Case counts are generally lower on Tuesdays because of lower testing volumes over the weekend.

The province’s rolling seven-day average is now 794, up from 675 at this time last week.