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The London region recorded five more COVID-19 deaths over the weekend, making December the second-deadliest month of the pandemic.
London and Middlesex recorded 65 new cases of the virus on Sunday, including one death, the London-Middlesex Health Unit said.
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That fatality, a man in his 80s, comes one day after health officials announced four more people died from the virus Saturday, when 87 new cases were confirmed, shattering the previous single-day record of 67 cases, set just on Friday.
LONDON, ONT. She is one of the faces of the front line in the battle against COVID-19 and says that right now, I would do anything for a hug from my mom.“ Speaking to CTV News via Zoom, Dr. Emily Jones opened up about what it’s like to be living alone and in isolation, and working at London’s University Hospital. “I haven’t seen the bottom of somebody else’s face apart from over a screen, in about six weeks,” she revealed. Jones practices in the Department of Medicine at the hospital. She says all of her patients - as many as 40 - have contracted COVID-19.
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The spike in COVID-19 cases in the St. Thomas region has prompted the city’s hospital to temporarily suspend visiting to everyone but “essential caregivers.”
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital made the decision – effective as of noon Tuesday – as a response to a “rapidly increasing number” of cases in the Southwestern public health area.
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According to the hospital’s website, an essential caregiver is a person whose “presence has been deemed necessary for the safety and well-being of a patient.” These patients can include children, women in labour and delivery, individuals with a cognitive or physical disability or people in palliative care.