OTTAWA -- The number of deaths linked to COVID-19 in Ottawa has surpassed 100, while there are now more than 1,500 cases of COVID-19 in the capital.
Ottawa Public Health announced the 35 new deaths linked to novel coronavirus in its daily epidemiology update on Monday afternoon.
There has been 127 deaths linked to COVID-19 in Ottawa since the outbreak began in mid-March. The health unit provided no information on whether any of the new deaths were linked to long-term care homes and retirement homes.
Ottawa Public Health also announced 21 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in its Monday update. Since the first case was reported on March 11, there have been 1,504 cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa.