OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting 26 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa. The daily novel coronavirus report shows there are now 429 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa.
Ottawa Public Health also announced another death linked to COVID-19 on Wednesday, but no other details were released. Seven deaths in Ottawa have been linked to COVID-19.
Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vera Etches told Council on Wednesday that while there are 429 lab confirmed cases in Ottawa, modelling data suggests there could be between 11,000 and 34,000 cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa.
The Ottawa Public Health daily report shows the median age of cases of COVID-19 is 47 years old. The oldest case involves a 102-year-old.