The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting 16 new infections Saturday, up five cases from the previous day.
The number of active cases in the community, as of Saturday, is 136. There has not been a COVID-19 related death in the area since October 21, which leaves the death toll unchanged at 245.
As of Friday, The London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) reported six COVID-19 inpatients in its care.
Of those, five or fewer are listed in intensive care and none are admitted to Children’s Hospital. Currently, there is seven hospital staff who have tested positive for the virus.
There are four active outbreaks at schools in the London area. They are at Wilberforce Public School, Clara Benton Public School, St. Nicholas Senior Catholic School, and Covenant Christian School. All schools remain open.
Southwestern Public Health, the health unit for Elgin and Oxford counties, reported nine new cases Friday. It says there are a total of 79 active cases in the two counties.
Provincially, there were 356 new cases reported Saturday, along with four additional death. There are 213 people with COVID-19 in Ontario hospitals, 132 of whom are in intensive care units.
