Indoor hockey practice in Ottawa leads to 89 positive cases of COVID-19

An indoor hockey practice that was a source of community transmission of COVID-19 has finally stopped spreading, two months later.

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) says it started when one person, who was asymptomatic, went to a hockey practice in the middle of October.

The virus spread, and has since resulted in 89 positive cases, 445 high risk contacts and weeks of stress.

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It also led to four outbreaks in schools, one outbreak at a daycare and impacted 10 sports teams.

OPH is outlining that the actions of each individual resident matters, and it's important to remain COVIDwise.