COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, a relatively lower number following multiple days of increases in the mid-20s.There have been 2,481 cases of the novel coronavirus in the city since the pandemic began, according to Ottawa Public Health (OPH).There were no new deaths linked to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, leaving the city’s death toll at 264.OPH reported two new coronavirus outbreaks at care facilities in Ottawa, however, with a staff member testing positive for the virus at the St.
Patrick’s long-term care home and the Waterford retirement residence.Both institutions had previous outbreaks of the virus earlier in the pandemic, with St.