Ottawa is reporting 240 more COVID-19 cases and one new death, representing the single largest one-day total of the pandemic so far. Today's Ottawa updateOttawa Public Health (OPH) recorded 240 more COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the highest single-day case total of the pandemic. Numbers to watch104.3: The weekly incidence rate, a rolling seven-day total of new COVID-19 cases expressed per 100,000 residents, rises. 1.13: The number of people infected by a single COVID-19 case, or R(t). Across the regionIn western Quebec officials reported 131 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday but no new deaths.

Source: CBC News April 03, 2021 17:26 UTC