OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting a decline in the number of COVID-19 deaths in the capital after an investigation showed a link to COVID-19 could not be proven in two cases.
In a statement on its COVID-19 dashboard, OPH said, "Following case investigation, two deaths could not be confirmed to be related to COVID-19.
As such, these deaths were removed from the dashboard. However, OPH notes that since Friday's update, an additional person has died. "Since the previous refresh, however, one additional person with confirmed COVID-19 has passed away," OPH said. "Thus, the total change in deaths since the previous refresh is -1." The city's death toll from COVID-19 now stands at 372 residents.