COVID-19 outbreaks in Ottawa is lower to start the week, according to the latest statistics from the local public health unit.Ottawa Public Health’s COVID-19 dashboard shows 34 ongoing outbreaks in the city as of Monday.Five of those affect workplaces — two warehouses, a manufacturing facility, a retail store and a restaurant.
That’s down from 10 workplace outbreaks as of Friday.Meanwhile, OPH reported 139 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, following increases of 174 cases on Sunday and 156 on Sunday.The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa now stands at 166.9 per day, down from averages of just below 200 per day last week.The city’s weekly coronavirus positivity rate is also down to seven per cent on Monday, compared with 7.6 per.