Fast Facts: The city of Ottawa warns few appointments are available as the vaccination booking system reopens Ottawa parents will hold a protest today over the Ontario government's decision to keep schools closed until the end of June 12 of Ottawa's 40 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday involved residents under the age of 10 Health officials warn Ontario's uptick in COVID-19 cases could put an early move to Step 1 in jeopardy COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa (Ottawa Public Health data): New COVID-19 cases: 40 on Thursday Total COVID-19 cases: 27,179 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 35.7 Positivity rate in Ottawa: 3.9 per cent (May 26 to June 1)