Public Health Ontario reports 867 cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Boxing Day

Public Health Ontario reported 867 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Boxing Day as the capital sees the third highest regional number of cases in Ontario.

Ottawa Public Health reports no cases of COVID-19 and hospitalizations on December 25 and 26 due to the holiday season.

According to Public Health Ontario, there were 648 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Saturday.

Ottawa Public Health reported 698 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the previous record for new cases in a single day.

Ottawa’s COVID-19 Testing Taskforce says testing capacity in Ottawa and throughout Ontario is “under pressure” and timely access may not be available to everyone with COVID-19 symptoms. Walk-in testing has been suspended at Ottawa’s clinics to keep testing capacity available for essential workers.

Across Ontario, there were 9,862 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. Seven new deaths have been reported in Ontario related to the novel coronavirus.

Health officials reported 2,768 cases in Toronto, 903 in York Region and 813 in Peel Region.

A recording 10,412 new infections were reported on Christmas Day in Ontario.

Public Health Ontario has not released an overview of vaccinated and unvaccinated cases and hospitalizations because of the holiday.

CASES OF COVID-19 AROUND THE REGION

• Eastern Ontario Health Unit: 177 new cases

• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health: 113 new cases

• Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health: 187 new cases

• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit: 84 new cases

• Renfrew County and District Health Unit: 28 new cases

The numbers used in this story can be found in the Daily Epidemiological Summary of Public Health Ontario. There is sometimes a discrepancy in Public Health Ontario and Ottawa Public Health cases based on when the data was collected.