New record: Nearly 500 new COVID-19 cases in Middlesex-London
CTV
For the second day in a row, the Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting a record number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 496 reported as well as one death.
For the second day in a row, the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting a record number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 496 reported as well as one death.
On Wednesday, there were 378 cases reported, after a slew or record-setting days last week that peaked at 355 cases reported Christmas Day
The current record highs are eclipsing the records set during the previous waves, which peaked at 176 in mid-April during the third wave.
Middlesex-London now has a total of 19,107 cases and 259 related deaths, with 15,965 cases resolved leaving 2,883 active. The seven-day moving average has now climbed to 337.7, also a new pandemic record.
The death reported Thursday was a man in his 70s not associated with a long-term care or retirement home.
The rate of active cases is highest among those ages 18-24 with 807.1 cases per 100,000 and a total of 49 cases of the Omicron variant have now been confirmed in the region.
The London Health Sciences Centre is reporting it has 25 inpatients with COVID-19, three more in the last 24 hours, with eight in Critical Care, and 113 staff have tested positive (22 more in 24 hours).
