OTTAWA -- Ontario health officials are reporting 162 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, the highest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases in more than a week.
There are 2,632 new cases of COVID-19 across Ontario today. Health officials announced 897 cases in Toronto, 412 in Peel Region and 245 in York Region.
Ottawa Public Health will provide a full snapshot on the COVID-19 situation in Ottawa at approximately 12:30 p.m. The 162 new cases of COVID-19 is the highest one-day total in Ottawa since Jan.
13, when 179 new cases of COVID-19 were reported. Ottawa Public Health has reported fewer than 100 new cases of COVID-19 for three straight days: 67 cases on Wednesday, 56 on Tuesday and 85 cases of novel coronavirus on Monday. COVID