OTTAWA -- On the day Ontario set a record for highest number of new cases of COVID-19, 70 more Ottawa residents tested positive for COVID-19.
Public Health Ontario reported 70 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday. Across Ontario, there are 2,432 new cases of COVID-19.
It's the third straight day Ontario has logged more than 2,000 cases of novel coronavirus. Public Health Ontario announced 737 new cases of COVID-19 in Toronto, 434 in Peel Region and 209 in York Region.
Ottawa Public Health will provide a full snapshot of the COVID-19 situation in Ottawa at approximately 12:30 p.m. This is a developing story.