September's COVID-19 surge continued in Ottawa on Thursday with 82 new cases, the second-highest daily count since the pandemic began. It's the third straight day the city has marked a worrying new record, surpassing numbers unseen since April. To date, 3,919 people in Ottawa have tested positive for the illness, including 587 active cases, 3,052 resolved cases and 280 deaths. There are currently 14 patients in hospital in Ottawa, three of them in intensive care. Elsewhere, 36 new cases were reported in western Quebec, surpassing the previous daily record of 31.

Source: CBC News September 24, 2020 16:42 UTC