OTTAWA -- The number of new cases of COVID-19 spiked above 100 in Ottawa on Friday, as the capital set a record for the number of COVID-19 cases in a month.
Ontario Public Health officials reported 108 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa today. There have been 1,520 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa in October, surpassing the September total of 1,413 cases.
This is the third day this week that Ottawa has seen more than 100 new cases of COVID-19. There were 119 new cases on Monday and 116 new cases on Tuesday.
Ottawa Public Health will provide a full snapshot of the COVID-19 situation in Ottawa at approximately 12:30 p.m. Across Ontario, there are 712 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.