Ottawa's Dr. Vera Etches says the city's COVID-19 numbers are largely trending in the right direction, but the situation in hospitals and long-term care homes remains dire.

Ottawa Public Health reported 127 cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday after setting a record with 234 COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and Ontario Premier Doug Ford continue to battle over the impending provincewide COVID-19 lockdown, with Ford accusing Watson of playing 'politics.'

Ottawa added 97 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday as Dr. Vera Etches thanked residents for doing their part in flattening the curve.

Ottawa Public Health is reporting 60 new cases of the novel coronavirus as Dr. Vera Etches says transmission might be slowing in the capital.

Ottawa's medical officer of health Dr. Vera Etches says the latest record-setting spike in COVID-19 cases is a sign the local health system is in 'crisis.'

Despite a rising death toll in the city, public health officials are thinking about what needs to be in place before restrictions related to the pandemic can be loosened.

Bylaw officers got 139 calls on Tuesday alone about large gatherings in the city amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said Wednesday.

Ottawa Public Health has now declared outbreaks at three retirement homes and one long-term care facility in the city.

A team of Ottawa bylaw officers will enforce the province's new emergency order that bans gatherings larger than five people in order to curb the spread of COVID-19.