OTTAWA -- The number of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ottawa has surpassed 2,000. Ottawa Public Health announced six new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, and one new death on Sunday.
Since the first case of COVID-19 was announced in Ottawa on March 11, there have been 2,004 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, including 252 deaths.
Associate Medical Officer of Health Dr. Brent Moloughney told reporters on Friday that Ottawa Public Health estimates one per cent of the population has been infected with COVID-19 in Ottawa.
Thirty-one residents are currently being treated in hospital for COVID-19. The median age of the COVID-19 cases in Ottawa is 56.