The death is the city's first linked to a retirement home, according to the health unit. Twenty-one people are currently in hospital because of the virus.

New assessment centres that would provide more urgent care in Ottawa are "ready to be opened if the need arises," Dr. Andrew Willmore of the Ottawa Hospital.

The woman, a pedestrian, was in critical condition after Tuesday's collision and died from her injuries in hospital, Ottawa police said on Thursday.

The Ottawa Hospital says space once used for autopsies has been converted to manage capacity issues but claims conference rooms aren't used to house bodies.

Paramedics were called to the area near Carling and Parkdale avenues just after 8:30 a.m., a spokesperson for the Ottawa Paramedic Service said. 

The gap between the number of deaths in the "most materially deprived areas" of the province and those in the most well-off areas is "huge," said lead author and Ottawa-based family doctor Austin Zygmunt.

According to Myeloma Canada, eight Canadians are diagnosed with myeloma every day. One Ottawa resident is looking for a cure.

The crash happened shortly after 7:20 p.m. near the Carling Avenue and Preston Street intersection, according to police.

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott made the funding announcement on Thursday morning in Ottawa.

A cyclist suffered critical injuries to her chest, abdomen and legs after a truck hit and trapped her on Tuesday morning.