As infection rates of the novel coronavirus appear to creep up again across the rest of the province, Ottawa health officials say the nation’s capital can avoid a resurgence of COVID-19 hospitalizations if residents remain “smart” amid reopening measures.
Ottawa Public Health reported 17 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday afternoon, bringing the city’s total up to 1,885 heading into the weekend.
There were also nine more deaths related to the virus in the past 24 hours, raising Ottawa’s pandemic death toll to 220. The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 stands at 44, with two patients in intensive care — down from 23 roughly five weeks ago.