COVID-19: MLHU reports 38 cases, SWPH reports its 100th death of the pandemic
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The Middlesex-London Health Unit reported 38 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, and SWPH marked a grim milestone with the latest death involving a woman in her 70s from Elgin County.
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The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 38 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, though the total case count climbed by 41 to 14,975, the discrepancy likely due to data cleanup.
Friday’s case count marks the highest number of cases recorded in a single day since Sept. 15, though the health unit initially reported only 33 cases on Sept. 16, when the previous day’s data was reported.
There are currently 193 active cases (an increase of 25), 14,530 recoveries (an increase of 16) and 252 deaths (unchanged).
The most recent deaths were reported Nov. 22 and involved an unvaccinated man in his 60s and a fully vaccinated woman in her 80s.
The rate of active cases is highest among those 18-24, with 33 cases working out to 62.5 cases per 100,000 population.
The 0-11 age group has the second-highest rate of active cases per 100,000 population with 33 cases working out to 51.2 cases per 100,000 people. Those aged five to 11 have only been able to get vaccinated since last Friday, while children under five are still not eligible.
Information on local variant of concern data 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.