OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting a second death in Ottawa linked to COVID-19. Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vera Etches told reporters a resident at the Promenade Retirement Residence died after testing positive for novel coronavirus.
No other details about the case were released. Ottawa Public Health is investigating COVID-19 outbreaks at two long-term care homes in Ottawa: Promenade Retirement Residence in Orleans and Maplewood Retirement Community on Industrial Avenue.
Dr. Etches says there are five confirmed cased of COVID-19 at the Promenade Retirement Residence. Dr. Etches says the number of cases at Maplewood Retirement Community is pending.