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Article content London and Middlesex County have had several large, deadly outbreaks during the pandemic. Country Terrace in Komoka had 26 COVID-19 deaths, Middlesex Terrace in Delaware had 18 resident deaths and a cluster of outbreaks at University Hospital in November and December killed 26 people. There have been 12 COVID-19 deaths reported in London and surrounding Middlesex County this month among more than 3,300 new cases, the highest monthly cast count since the pandemic began. Of the 12 local COVID-19 deaths reported in April, at least seven were people in their 60s. The health unit�...

Article content “She went above and beyond to protect the public,” medical officer of health Chris Mackie said at the time. “Because of her awareness of the risks of her travel to Wuhan . . . she remained in isolation in her home.” March 27, 2020: First COVID death Martin Postma, 74, fell ill after a month-long trip to Portugal. He was admitted to hospital in Strathroy and transferred the same day to London’s University Hospital, where he later died. “All of a sudden, he got very weak,” said Mieke, his wife of 51 years, at the time. “Even the doctors said to us, ‘This is ver...

January is already the deadliest month of the pandemic in London and Middlesex County, a grim milestone reached just halfway through the month.

London’s second wave death toll now matches the number of COVID-19 deaths reported in the spring, underlining the severity of the virus’s resurgence and the…