OTTAWA -- For the third time this week, more than 60 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ottawa on a single day. Ontario's Ministry of Health reported 401 new cases of COVID-19 in Ontario on Friday, including 61 in Ottawa.
Ontario is reporting 401 cases of #COVID19 as over 35,800 tests were completed. Locally, there are 130 new cases in Toronto with 82 in Peel and 61 in Ottawa.
67% of today’s new cases are in people under the age of 40. — Christine Elliott (@celliottability) September 18, 2020 Ottawa Public Health reported 61 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and 60 new cases on Wednesday.
The 61 new cases on Friday comes as Ontario scales back the social gathering limits for indoor and outdoor private gatherings in Ottawa.