Ottawa surpasses 32,000 total COVID-19 cases

Ottawa Public Health says 50 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19, pushing the city's total case count beyond 32,000. One additional person is in the ICU.

This follows 19 new cases on Tuesday and 26 on Monday.

To date, OPH has reported 32,038 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. No new deaths were reported on Wednesday. The city's pandemic death toll stands at 618 residents.

The number of known active cases ticked up slightly on Wednesday. There is one new person in intensive care.

Ottawa's seven-day average is 40,0, up from 35.0 from one week ago and 25.3 four weeks ago.