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Ottawa Public Health (OPH) says 13 more people have tested postive for COVID-19 while Villa Marconi Long-Term Care reports one staff case.
The number of active cases that the health agency is aware of is down to 155. It’s the third straight day that number has fallen — down from 207 on Wednesday.
OPH says 12 people are in local hospitals with COVID-19. Of those, two patients are in intensive care.
The local death toll since the beginning of the pandemic is still at 264, as there has been just one death linked to the virus in Ottawa since June 25.
Overall, there have been 2,623 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the capital, 2,204 (84 per cent) of which have been resolved.
Villa Marconi Long-Term Care is among 12 Ottawa institutions dealing with outbreaks of COVID-19. There are just four long-term care homes with at least one staff or resident case of the virus.
