Ottawa Public Health reporting one new COVID-19 death
Posted Jul 8, 2022 06:30:00 PM.
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reporting one new COVID-19 death on Friday, July 8, with one person in intensive care units (ICUs).
The health unit is also reporting 17 COVID-19 hospitalizations, the same number OPH reported when it last provided updates on its COVID-19 dashboard on Tuesday, July 5.
OPH is providing updates on its COVID-19 dashboard on Tuesdays and Fridays after more than two years of daily updates.
In its last update on July 5, OPH reported six new deaths and two people in intensive care units (ICUs).
OPH is reporting 321 new COVID-19 cases since its last update.
This comes at a time when OPH recently reported that infections in Ottawa were increasing, and urged Ottawa residents to wear masks indoors where social distancing is not possible.
