What s the latest?
There are only 19 residents in hospital for COVID-19 treatment, the lowest that number has been in more than a month.
Quebec school administrators say report cards show many students are struggling, leading to calls for the Quebec government to lower the bar for CEGEP admissions.
An Ottawa retirement home manager has been suspended after accusations he allowed his wife to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine intended for a front-line worker.
How many cases are there?
Public health officials have reported more than 24,500 COVID-19 cases across eastern Ontario and western Quebec, including more than 23,100 resolved cases.
OTTAWA On the day, Ontario reported another 1,800 new cases of COVID-19 across the province, 91 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. Ottawa Public Health reported 45 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday, and one new death linked to the virus. Thirty-three of the 45 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday involved residents under the age of 40. Since the first case of COVID-19 on March 11, there have been 8,939 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, including 384 deaths. The 59 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Friday comes after Ottawa Public Health reported 31 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and 44 new cases on Wednesday.