OTTAWA -- On the day, Ontario reported another 1,800 new cases of COVID-19 across the province, Ottawa and the Eastern Ontario Health Unit reported new case numbers in the 40s.
Ottawa Public Health reported 45 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, and one new death linked to the virus. Thirty-three of the 45 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday involved residents under the age of 40.
Since the first case of COVID-19 on March 11, there have been 8,939 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, including 384 deaths.
The 59 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday comes after Ottawa Public Health reported 31 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and 44 new cases on Wednesday.