Public health officials in Ottawa are reporting five deaths from COVID-19 Sunday and 132 new cases — the highest one-day total since early October.
The city’s daily numbers haven’t been this high since Ottawa Public Health (OPH) confirmed 183 cases on Oct. 8.
Ottawa’s death toll now stands at 328.
There have been 7,132 cases reported in Ottawa since the start of the pandemic, with 6,042 now considered resolved.
There are 762 active cases, 58 more than what OPH reported yesterday and 60 more than were reported this time last week.
Older Ottawans test positive
The reports from OPH don’t necessarily reflect how many people tested positive for COVID-19 on the day the statistics are made public.
Rather, they indicate the number of new cases OPH is notified of as of 2 p.m. the previous day.
Close to half of all the cases reported Sunday were in older Ottawans: 19 people in their 70s, 19 more in their 80s, and 21 cases in people 90 or older.
There are 51 people hospitalized with the virus, four of whom are in intensive care, as well as 45 active outbreaks at city institutions like long-term care facilities and child-care centres.
