MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ONT. -- The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting 39 new cases of COVID-19 and one new related death on Wednesday. This is the first rise in cases in the past seven days, but remains far below the highest case counts of the pandemic's second wave. The region has now seen a total of 5,527 cases, with 3,764 resolved and 173 deaths, leaving 1,590 active cases. The death, a woman in her 80s, is associated with a long-term care home. There are ongoing outbreaks at 10 area long-term care or retirement homes, and in units at the London Health Sciences Centre's (LHSC) University Hospital and Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital.