This is the sixth straight day Ottawa Public Health reported new case numbers in the double digits. Since Friday, the number of active cases remaining in Ottawa has risen by 16, and currently sits at 209. The city's total number of deaths from the illness remains at 266. No new deaths reported in OntarioProvincewide, there were another 148 cases of COVID-19 reported Saturday, the highest daily case count since July 24. The latest numbers the province's total number of cases to 42,083 since the outbreak began in January.

Source: CBC News August 29, 2020 19:07 UTC