Ottawa hospitalizations up as Ontario sets new record
CTV
Ottawa Public Health is reporting five new deaths from COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday as the province reports record-breaking hospitalizations.
Provincewide, more than 2,400 people are in hospital with COVID-19, breaking the previous record set in April.
In Ottawa, the health unit recorded eight more hospitalizations from COVID-19, bringing the city's total to 43. That's more than double the 21 hospitalizations at this time last week.
That number reflects people who were admitted to Ottawa hospitals with COVID-19 and doesn't include people who caught it while in hospital or were transferred from another health unit.
The province also reported 43 new deaths across Ontario, but noted that 42 of those occurred over the 10 days, and one death occurred over a month ago.
