OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting 87 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19, the first time the daily case count has dropped below 100 since the start of the year.
The update comes as the province reports 3,266 new cases across Ontario and 37 new deaths linked to COVID-19. Public Health Ontario reported 94 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Wednesday.
Figures between local and provincial authorities have differed recently. Ottawa Public Health says the discrepancies are related to different databases and different data collection times.
Ottawa Public Health's total number of COVID-19 cases is 10 behind the total given by the province. "The OPH dashboard reflects data that has been verified by case management