OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health reported 55 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, the same day Ontario set a new record for cases of novel coronavirus on a single day.
The 55 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa is the largest one-day spike in new cases since Nov. 20, when 77 new cases were reported.
One new death linked to COVID-19 in Ottawa was also announced Friday. Since the first case of COVID-19 on March 11, there have been 8,333 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, including 373 deaths.
Ottawa Public Health also reported Ottawa's test positivity rate was 1.3 per cent for the period of Nov. 20 to 26. Public Health Ontario reported 1,855 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Ontario on Friday.