COVID-19: MLHU reports 352 cases from Saturday to Monday
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The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 118 COVID-19 cases on Monday, 85 cases Sunday and 149 cases on Saturday. No new deaths were reported over the weekend or on Monday.
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The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 118 COVID-19 cases on Monday, 85 cases Sunday and 149 cases on Saturday. No new deaths were reported over the weekend or on Monday.
The most recent death was reported Dec. 16 and involved a man in his 90s, not associated with a long-term care or retirement home. Based on the vaccinations status of deaths reported in the last six weeks, he was unvaccinated.
In total, there have been 16,102 confirmed cases since the onset of the pandemic, including 857 active cases (an increase of 219 since Friday), 14,988 recoveries (an increase of 127 from Friday) and 257 deaths (unchanged).
The rate of active cases is highest among those in the 0-11 age group, with 188 cases of 291.9 per 100,000 population as of Monday, up from 158 cases or 245.3 per 100,000 population on Friday.
There are 81 active cases among those aged 12-17, or 245.2 per 100,000 population. The cohort with the third-highest rate of cases is the 25-39 age group, with 212 cases of 189.2 cases per 100,000 population.
Information on local variants of concern can be found by visiting the health unit’s summary of COVID-19 cases on the Middlesex-London page and clicking on the “Case Status” tab.
As of Monday, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) was caring for 16 inpatients with COVID-19, with eight patients in adult critical care or the intensive care unit.
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