Ottawa reaches grim milestone with 1,000th COVID death

A broader look at respiratory illnesses comes on Wednesdays: Ottawa Public Health (OPH) says flu activity is considered stable while other respiratory illness activity, such as RSV, is decreasing. Ottawa Public Health (OPH) considers the current level to be very high. Ottawa Public HealthTests, outbreaks and deathsOttawa's COVID-19 test positivity rate remains around 18 per cent. In all, 1,000 Ottawa residents who had COVID have died since the start of the pandemic. That regional count doesn't include Hastings Prince Edward (HPE) Public Health, which has a different counting method.