OTTAWA -- For the third day in a row, Ottawa Public Health is reporting a double-digit increase in the number of new, laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the capital, with a majority of the new cases in people under the age of 30.
In Monday's dashboard update, 20 new cases were confirmed in Ottawa. This comes after 19 cases were confirmed on Saturday and 16 were confirmed on Sunday.
COVID-19 Cases in OttawaInfogram On Saturday, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vera Etches told CTV News people partying indoors or going to work while sick were responsible for many of the cases reported Saturday, and more than half were in people in their 20s.