OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting 70 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, the ninth straight day with less than 100 new cases in the capital.
There is also one new death linked to COVID-19 in Ottawa. Since the first case of COVID-19 on March 11, there have been 6,296 laboratory-confirmed cases in Ottawa, including 309 deaths The last time Ottawa Public Health reported a triple-digit increase in COVID-19 cases in Ottawa was Thanksgiving Monday, with 119 new cases.
On Wednesday, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vera Etches told reporters there are signs COVID-19 transmission is "slowing down" in Ottawa this month.
Across Ontario, there are 841 new cases of COVID-19, including 335 cases in Toronto and 106 in Peel Region. A