Public Health Ontario reports 486 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday

Across Ontario, there are 5,790 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number of new cases in a single day.

In Ottawa, the 486 cases follows 387 cases on Wednesday.

The rise in cases comes as Ottawa's COVID-19 Testing Taskforce reports the testing capacity is "under strain." Walk-in testing has been paused at Ottawa's clinics to keep testing capacity available for essential workers.

Across Ontario, there are 5,790 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number of new cases in a single day. There are 1,527 cases in Toronto, 491 in Peel Region and 470 in York Region.

Ottawa Public Health will release the full snapshot on COVID-19 in Ottawa at 12 p.m.