OTTAWA -- Sixty-three new COVID-19 cases were announced in Ottawa on Friday, the highest total in a week that has seen more than 60 new cases on three days this week.
Ottawa Public Health reported 63 new cases of COVID-19 in its Friday afternoon update. Ontario's Ministry of Health had reported 401 new cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, including 61 in Ottawa.
Twenty of the 63 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday involve residents between 20 and 29 years-old. There are 458 active cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, the highest total of active cases since May 9.
Since the first case of COVID-19 on March 11, there have been 3,549 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, including 273 deaths.