OTTAWA -- Seven new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in Ottawa. Ottawa Public Health announced the new cases of novel coronavirus in its daily epidemiology update Friday afternoon, along with no new deaths linked to COVID-19 in Ottawa.
Since the first case of COVID-19 was announced in Ottawa on March 11, there have been 1,992 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, including 248 deaths.
Associate Medical Officer of Health Dr. Brent Moloughney told reporters on Friday that Ottawa Public Health estimates one per cent of the Ottawa population have been infected with COVID-19.
There are currently 31 Ottawa residents being treated in hospital for COVID-19. The median age of the COVID-19 cases in Ottawa is 56 years-old.