Ottawa's COVID-19 Spike Is Responsible For A Fifth Of Ontario's New Cases

This week's cases are almost equal to all of June's.
Ottawa's COVID-19 Spike Is Responsible For A Fifth Of Ontario's New Cases
Colin Temple | Dreamstime Claude Beaubien | Dreamstime
Contributor

After a relatively stable June, Ottawa's COVID-19 cases have bounced back up, and the latest spike in the nation's capital is responsible for a fifth of Ontario's latest count.

According to a tweet from Christine Elliott, Ontario's Minister of Health, out of the day's 203 newly recorded cases, 43 were confirmed in Ottawa.

43

New COVID-19 cases in Ottawa

While the daily numbers had been in the single digits for most of July, the city reported 20 new cases on Monday, as well as 16 on Sunday and 19 on Saturday, according to CTV News.

Ottawa has confirmed 128 new cases within the last week, which is almost as many as there were for the entire month of June when the nation's capital saw 132 cases over 30 days.

According to data from Ottawa Public Health, there has been a total of 2,287 cases in the city, with 1,865 being resolved. In addition, there have been no new COVID-19 deaths in Ottawa since June 25.

OttawaCanadaNewsNews
  • Colin Leggett
    Colin Leggett was a Contributing Editor with Narcity Canada. He wrote on the national news team for over a year and contributed to coverage of the 2019 Canadian Federal Election, as well as the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Colin has a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and Cultural Theory from McMaster University, as well as a graduate certificate in Television Writing and Producing from Humber College. He is an avid consumer of politics and pop culture, having written about everything from food to television to Canada-U.S. relations.

Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, March 3 are out and there's a $75 million jackpot

Check your tickets because the jackpot has been won! 🚨

A meteor in Vancouver last night caused a giant fireball & sonic boom (VIDEO)

The sonic boom was strong enough to register on seismographs. ☄️

Canada's best grocery stores were ranked and these retailers have the 'best value'

"Best value is the expensive stores." 👀

A dessert product sold at Costco has been recalled and you can get a full refund

Some ingredients could cause "potentially life-threatening" reactions.

I grew up in Vancouver — here's what other Canadians will never understand about us

If you get these, you're officially Vancouver-verified. ✅

Daughter of a Canadian woman killed in the Dominican bus crash still has no info on her dad

She first learned of the crash from her uncle, who was also on the bus.

This beautiful lakeside city under 1 hour from Toronto was named among Canada's most liveable

It has dreamy gardens and quaint shops.

BC's switch to permanent daylight saving time could cause chaos in some areas

From 10 a.m. sunrises to confusing time zone borders, here's why the move has some residents concerned.

Ontario Lotto Max winner scored a $55 million jackpot with a free ticket from a grocery store

His family thought it was a prank.

Mark Carney says Canada's support for US strikes on Iran came 'with regret'

He also said the strikes appeared "inconsistent with international law."