914 new cases of COVID-19 in Ontario on Friday, 52 in Ottawa

OTTAWA — Public Health Ontario is reporting 52 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, the seventh straight day with double-digit case numbers.

Across Ontario, there are 914 new cases of COVID-19. Health officials reported 214 new cases in Toronto, 169 in Peel Region and 69 in Durham Region.

The 52 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday follows 40 cases on Thursday and 43 on Wednesday.

Ottawa Public Health will provide a full snapshot on the COVID-19 situation in Ottawa at approximately 12 p.m.

COVID-19 TESTING IN OTTAWA

The Ottawa COVID-19 Testing Taskforce reports 791 swabs were processed at assessment centres in Ottawa on June 2.

A total of 3,160 lab tests were performed in Ottawa on Wednesday.

The average turnaround from the time the swab was taken at a testing site to the result was 17 hours.

CASES OF COVID-19 AROUND THE REGION