Daily COVID-19 case records in Middlesex-London and Elgin-Oxford

For the second day in a row, the Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting a record number of daily COVID-19 cases, with 263 new infections, while Southwestern Public Health also set a record with 89.

For the second day in a row, the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting a record number of daily COVID-19 cases, with 263 new infections, while Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) also set a record with 89.

That surpasses the record set Wednesday when 228 cases were reported. Previously the record was 176 cases reported April 14.

Middlesex-London now has a total of 16,743 cases and 257 related deaths (none new), with 15,168 cases resolved leaving 1,318 active. The seven-day moving average has now climbed to 157.1, also a new pandemic record.

The rate of active cases is highest among children under the age of 11. The group currently has a rate of 389.7 per 100,000, followed closely by children ages 12-17 with a rate of 378.5.

For the week ending Dec. 19, 10,033 tests were administered with a per cent positivity of 6.7 per cent, slightly below the provincial positivity of 7.3 per cent for the same period.

MLHU Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Alex Summers is reminding residents who test positive to immediately self-isolate along with the rest of their household.

In addition anyone with respiratory symptoms is asked to assume the illness is COVID-19 and to self-isolate along with their household even without a positive test.