An additional six cases were added on Tuesday. Seventeen of the 39 new cases were reported in Prescott-Russell, concentrated in the western municipalities closer to Ottawa. The region remains in the yellow “protect” category, the second least restrictive zone in Ontario’s colour-coded framework.
Eastern Ontario COVID cases continue to rise
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