Two more people have died in Ottawa from COVID-19, raising the city's total to 78 deaths. There have been 1,420 confirmed cases in the nation's capital, according to Ottawa Public Health's Saturday report. City now 'post-peak'Despite the new deaths, Ottawa is officially in the "post-peak period" in terms of community transmission of COVID-19, the city's medical officer of health said on Friday. Ontario's Ministry of Health confirmed 511 new cases on Saturday, an increase from the 421 cases reported Friday. The province has reported 1,176 deaths, although CBC News has counted 1,237 deaths using data from local health units.

Source: CBC News May 02, 2020 18:33 UTC