OTTAWA -- Ottawa recorded 37 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, according to public health officials.

The total is the highest number of new lab-confirmed cases since mid-July. The city recorded 43 new cases on July 21.

The cases are among more than 200 new cases on Friday in Ontario, the first time the numbers have been that high in almost two months.

The higher numbers come amid warnings from officials that the number of cases is likely to rise with students and staff returning to school.

CASES AROUND THE REGION

Here is a look at figures of COVID-19 from other health units in eastern Ontario, based on data from Ontario's daily epidemiologic summary.

  • Eastern Ontario Health Unit: One new case (208 cases total)
  • Hastings Prince Edward Public Health: Zero new cases (53 cases total)
  • Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health: One new case (114 cases total)
  • Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit: Zero new cases (365 cases total)
  • Renfrew County and District Health Unit: One new case (36 cases total)

ACTIVE CASES

The number of known active cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa sits at 255. That's an increase of 29 from Thursday's report.

The number of resolved cases jumped by just eight to 2,678. That's 83.7% of all cases.

The number of active cases is the number of total, laboratory-confirmed cases minus the numbers of resolved cases and deaths. A case is considered resolved 14 days after known symptom onset or positive test result and the case is not a fatality.

Ottawa Public Health continues to say the actual number of infections in the city could be between five and 30 times greater than the number of laboratory-confirmed infections.

CASES BY AGE

Here is a breakdown of all known COVID-19 cases in Ottawa by age category:

Here is a breakdown of all known COVID-19 cases in Ottawa by age category:

  • 0-9 years old: Two new cases (132 cases total)
  • 10-19 years-old: Three new cases (243 cases total)
  • 20-29 years-old: Eleven new cases (562 cases total)
  • 30-39 years-old: Eight new cases (427 cases total)
  • 40-49 years-old: Seven new cases (403 cases total)
  • 50-59 years-old: Two new cases (418 cases total)
  • 60-69-years-old: Three new cases (302 cases total)
  • 70-79 years-old: Zero new cases (215 cases total)
  • 80-89 years-old: One new case (291 cases total)
  • 90+ years: Zero new cases (207 cases total)