OTTAWA -- The number of known active cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa is now below 500 for the first time this year following a post-Christmas spike that saw cases climb to record levels.
Ottawa Public Health says 61 more people in Ottawa have tested positive, bringing the city's pandemic total to 13,446 cases.
No new deaths were reported on Wednesday and OPH also added 94 newly resolved cases to its count, bringing the level of active infections down.
Across Ontariom 1,172 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Wednesday. Health officials also reported 67 new deaths provincewide and 1,745 new resolved cases.