novel coronavirus cases in Ottawa has crept up in recent days, even as the rest of the province sets new records for daily COVID-19 spikes.Ottawa Public Health (OPH) reported 77 new cases of the virus on Monday, following increases of 71 cases on Sunday and 78 cases on Saturday.
The latest increases mark an uptick from last week’s day-to-day reports.Ontario, meanwhile, set new daily records for COVID-19 increases on Saturday and Sunday, only to have those figures surpassed with a report of 1,242 new cases on Monday.Ottawa moved into the orange zone of the province’s new COVID-19 reopening framework on Saturday, which allows for indoor dining and the reopening of gyms.