The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths related to COVID-19 in Ottawa has dwindled to single digits as the local public health unit has unveiled a new dashboard to monitor key metrics of the pandemic’s spread.
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) says eight people in the city have tested positive for the virus in the past day, bringing the total number of cases up to 1,930 locally.
Meanwhile, two more residents have died due to complications from the virus. Ottawa’s COVID-19 death toll now stands at 240.
A new dashboard displaying key figures in Ottawa’s response to the coronavirus pandemic indicates a downward trend in both the number of people in hospital and in intensive care.