The number of active cases of COVID-19 in the London area stayed below 100 on Monday, despite the reporting of 15 new cases.
The Middlesex London Health Unit said Monday that there are 96 active cases in the community. That is an increase of six from Sunday's report, but a drop from the 104 that were reported Friday.
Since the start of the pandemic, London and Middlesex County have seen a total of 14,565 confirmed cases. Of those, 14,223 are considered by the health unit to be "resolved." No deaths were reported Monday, so the London-ara death toll remains at 246.
The London Health Sciences Centre says it is caring for nine COVID-19 patients. Five or fewer are in intensive care. The hospital uses the “five or fewer” figure when the number of patients get low enough that giving an exact number might compromise patient privacy. None of the patients in intensive care are in Children's Hospital.
In Elgin and Oxford counties, 52 new COVID-19 cases were reported over the weekend. That brings Southwestern Public Health’s total number of confirmed infections since the start of the pandemic to 4,829. No deaths were reported over the weekend. There are 129 active cases in the two counties.
Ontario reported 480 new cases on Monday. The seven-day average of new cases is now at 476.
Two deaths were reported, bringing Ontario’s COVID-19 death toll to 9,900
