LONDON, ONT The sun is shining on a spring afternoon but the outdoor patio is empty. We never thought it would come to this, says Sean Cross, general manager of Kelsey s Roadhouse on Wonderland Road in London, Ont. We went to some expense taking time to build a new surround for the patio. We did improvements to our inner patio as well and built a stage for live music that we had booked starting next weekend. So there s a bunch of musicians that were depending on us to help them as well and we were looking forward to working with them too.
LONDON, ONT Oxford County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of an alleged robbery at a truck stop on Oxford Road 29, Blandford-Blenheim Township late Friday. OPP said a suspect entered the store and allegedly yielded a weapon while threatening a counter area clerk. The suspect allegedly removed a quantity of cash and fled the scene. The staff member was not injured during the incident. The suspect is described to be a Caucasian male, approximately 30-40 years of age, with short dark hair, a full dark coloured beard, tattoos on his arms, wearing dark shoes, dark pants, a dark shirt and a dark zip-up hoody.
LONDON, ONT The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting for the second day in a row, 122 new COVID-19 cases in the region on Saturday including one additional death. On Friday, MLHU reported 122 COVID-19 cases with no deaths. Thats a collective total of 244 cases for Friday and Saturday. Saturday s new death is a man in his 80s not associated with a long-term or retirement home. On Wednesday, 97 new cases were added, a daily high not seen since mid-January. The highest single-day total for the entire pandemic was 148 cases reported in early January at the peak of the second wave. 84 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, 84 new cases were reported.
LONDON, ONT. Intensive Care Units across the province are being stretched to their limits with COVID-19 patients, but so far London area hospitals have avoided the worst of it. That could soon change, however, warns the Chief of Medicine for London Health Sciences Centre. “Although we’re relatively spared today, I think it will be a very different story by this time next week,” said Dr. Adam Dukelow. The latest Critical Care Services Ontario report, obtained by CTV News, showed there are currently 421 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care units (ICUs) across the province. The total marks the highest number of COVID-19 patients in critical care at one time since the pandemic began. The last time the ICU admission total surpassed 400 was in January during the height of the pandemic’s second wave.