COVID-19: MLHU reports 65 cases, death of man in his 50s
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The death reported by the MLHU on Wednesday involved a man in his 50s who was not associated with a long-term care or retirement home.
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Ontario’s Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 65 COVID-19 cases Wednesday and one death.
The death involved a man in his 50s 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 15,555 confirmed cases since the onset of the pandemic, including 511 active cases (an increase of 36), 14,788 recoveries (an increase of 28) and 256 deaths.
The rate of active cases continues to climb dramatically among those in the under-12 age group, with 139 cases or 215.8 per 100,000 on Wednesday compared to 80 cases or 124.2 per 100,000 population a week ago.
The cohort with the next highest rate of active cases is the 12-17 group with 43 cases or 130.2 per 100,000.
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 Wednesday, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) was caring for 13 inpatients with COVID-19, with five or fewer in adult critical care or the intensive care unit.
