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Though doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are being administered to staff at long-term care homes, retirement homes and hospitals in outbreak across the Huron-Perth region, Dr. Miriam Klassen, the local medical officer of health, says the recent jump in active cases is an indicator that weâre not out of the woods just yet.
Speaking with media during the Dec. 29 briefing, Dr. Klassen reported 87 active cases of COVID-19 in the region â a slight dip from the 101 active cases reported by the health unit on its website one day earlier.
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Though doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are being administered to staff at long-term-care homes, retirement homes and hospitals in outbreak across the Huron-Perth region, Dr. Miriam Klassen, the local medical officer of health, says the recent jump in active cases is an indicator we’re not out of the woods just yet.
Speaking with media Tuesday, Klassen reported 87 active cases of COVID-19 in the region, a slight dip from the 101 active cases reported by the health unit on its website Monday.
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LONDON, ONT The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting 65 new cases and one death in the region Sunday. It’s a slight dip from the region’s record high case count of 87 on Saturday. The region had already set a new record high of 53 cases last week, and matched it twice this week. 67 cases were recorded on Friday. Sunday’s cases bring the total in the region to 2,473, with 1,969 resolved and 87 deaths. The one death is a man in his 80s. On a positive note, Ontario announced Friday that the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) will be among the nearly 20 hospitals to receive the vaccine next.
LONDON, ONT In just over a week, the London region has set, tied and broken its record high for daily COVID-19 cases repeatedly, and Saturday is no exception. The record was set amid news the vaccine could arrive in London in days.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting 87 new cases and four deaths in the region Saturday. The City of Sarnia also confirmed two city hall empolyees have been tested positive for COVID-19, but an outbreak has not been declared at this time. The region had already set a new record high of 53 cases last week, and matched it twice this week. 67 cases were recorded on Friday.