OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting a slight decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa. The 12 new lab-confirmed cases is a drop from the 17 new cases reported yesterday, and the 36 officials logged on Tuesday.
The new cases reported in Ottawa on Thursday are among 170 new lab-confirmed cases reported across Ontario. Most of those cases are in the Greater Toronto Area.
According to Ottawa Public Health, there have been 3,163 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa since the first case was confirmed on March 11.
No new deaths were reported in Ottawa on Thursday, leaving the death toll from COVID-19 at 267 residents. There are 12 people currently in hospital, one more than in Wednesday's report.