With London and Middlesex County set to enter Stage 3 of reopening on Friday, COVID-19 activity across the region remains low.
The Middlesex London Health Unit reported zero new cases of the virus on Tuesday. That is down from one laboratory-confirmed case on Monday. The total number of people in the area to test positive since the start of the pandemic remains at 640. Of those cases, 569 have been resolved, with four more people recovering over the past 24 hours.
There has not been a COVID-19 related death in the city or county since June 12, leaving the death toll at 57.
Local long-term care facilities and retirement homes are outbreak free.
Stage 3 of the Ford government's reopening plan allows for the return of indoor dining, gyms, and movie theatres. Limits on social gatherings are also permitted to go up to 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors under the plan.
Southwestern Public Health, the health unit that oversees Elgin and Oxford County, has not recorded any new cases of COVID-19 since Saturday. That region's total number of cases sits at 87, with 79 resolved cases and five deaths.
Figures released Tuesday by provincial public health officials indicate a shift in who in Ontario is contracting COVID-19.
Of the 111 new cases confirmed over the past 24 hours, 96 were in people under the age of 60. That is in contrast to the first few months of the pandemic when the elderly accounted for the bulk of the cases.
The latest numbers also show a decrease in daily infections, with 28 of Ontario's health units reporting five or fewer new cases. On Monday 116 new cases were confirmed.
The Greater Toronto Area accounted for the majority of new cases with 38 in Peel Region, 17 in York Region and 14 in Toronto. Those areas are among regions being held back from entering Stage 3 reopening.
Ontario's total case count since the beginning of the outbreak now stands at 36,950.
The number of people to recover from the virus is now 32,785, another daily increase province-wide.
"With 122 more resolved, there are 11 fewer active cases in the province," Health Minister Christine Elliott tweeted.
One additional death related to COVID-19 was reported in Ontario since Monday, bringing the total number of virus-related deaths to 2,723.
