Ottawa sees 28 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday
CTV
Ottawa Public Health says another 28 people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19.
To date, OPH has reported 31,606 lab-confirmed infections in Ottawa residents since the pandemic began. No new deaths due to COVID-19 were reported on Saturday, holding the city's death toll from the pandemic at 614 residents. Eleven resident deaths have been reported so far this month.
The seven-day average in Ottawa is 36.7 cases per day, down from 41.1 one week ago, but up from 30.6 four weeks ago.
The number of COVID-19 patients in local hospitals decreased slightly on Saturday, but one new ICU admission was reported. The number of known active cases in the city is also down.
Across the province, health officials confirmed another 728 infections, marking a third straight day of daily case counts above 700 in Ontario. Another five Ontarians have died due to COVID-19 and 500 previously reported cases are now considered resolved.
