Fast Facts: Ottawa's mayor, medical officer of health call on the Ontario government to reopen schools for the final month of the school year B.1.1.7 variant detected in Ottawa long-term care home as COVID-19 outbreak grows Three more COVID-19 deaths reported in Ottawa Seven tickets issued for illegal gatherings in Ottawa homes and parks over the long weekend COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa (Ottawa Public Health data): New COVID-19 cases: 63 cases on Wednesday Total COVID-19 cases: 26,754 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 49.4 Positivity rate in Ottawa: 5.1 per cent (May 19 to May 25) Reproduction Number: 0.90 (seven day average) Testing: Who should get a test?