OTTAWA -- Ten more residents of Ottawa’s long-term care homes have died due to COVID-19. Ottawa Public Health announced 11 new deaths in Ottawa linked to the virus in its daily Epidemiology Update.
In a statement to CTV News Ottawa, the health unit says 10 of the 11 deaths announced on Tuesday were related to outbreaks in long-term care homes. “This data includes three deaths that occurred at the end of April, and eight on May 4.
On Monday, 35 deaths linked to outbreaks in long-term care homes were announced. The health unit said the deaths occurred between April 24 and May 3.
There has been 138 deaths linked to COVID-19 in Ottawa. Ottawa Public Health announced 31 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Tuesday.