coronavirus case tally rose by eight on Monday as the city’s streak of days without a death related to the virus hit double digits.The local public health unit says it’s identified 2,118 lab-confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ottawa since the pandemic was first declared in mid-March.There are currently 54 active cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, in Ottawa, but 85 per cent of previously identified cases are now marked resolved.
Ottawa, surrounding regions make indoor masks mandatory as of Tuesday Three people are currently in hospital with the disease.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Some 263 people in the city have died as a result of COVID-19 — that figure has remained.