OTTAWA -- One new case of COVID-19 has been detected in Ottawa, along with one new death linked to the virus. Ottawa Public Health announced the new case of COVID-19 in its daily update on Thursday afternoon.
Since the first case of COVID-19 was announced on March 11, there have been 2,003 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, including 257 deaths.
There are currently 19 people in hospital with COVID-19 related illnesses. There are currently eight active COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes, retirement homes, group homes and hospitals.
The COVID-19 outbreak at Chapel Hill Retirement Home has been declared over. Resolved cases of COVID-19 Ottawa Public Health says 83 per cent of the COVID-19 cases in Ottawa are now