OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting 40 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, the sixth straight day with double-digit case numbers. There are two new deaths linked to novel coronavirus in Ottawa. Twelve of the 40 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday involve Ottawa residents under the age of 10. Since the first case of COVID-19 in Ottawa on March 11, 2020, there have been 27,179 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 574 deaths. The 40 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday follows 43 new cases on Wednesday and 39 cases on both Monday and Tuesday. Across Ontario, there are 870 new cases of COVID-19. Health officials reported 225 cases in Toronto and 167 in Peel Region.