OTTAWA -- Public Health Ontario is reporting 87 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, the highest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases this week.
Across Ontario, there are 826 cases of COVID-19, including 292 cases in Toronto and 186 in Peel Region. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 826 cases of COVID-19 were reported from over 40,000 tests.
The 87 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday comes two weeks after Ontario moved Ottawa into a modified Stage 2, with new restrictions on bars, restaurants, gyms and movie theatres.
All indoor dining at bars and restaurants is prohibited. Ottawa Public Health will release the full COVID-19 snapshot in Ottawa at 12:30 p.m. This is a developing story.