10 new COVID-19 cases in Middlesex-London, Wilberforce PS outbreak ends

The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting 10 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, but no deaths as active cases continue to fall.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting 10 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, but no deaths as active cases continue to fall.

Counts continue to fluctuate from single digits to mid-teens, with seven cases reported Tuesday and 15 cases on Monday. The seven-day moving average rose for a third straight day, going to 10 from 9.1.

The region now has a total of 14,582 cases and 246 deaths, with 14,247 resolved leaving 89 active cases – the region has only rarely seen active cases drop below 100 in recent weeks.

Of the cases with an episode date in the past six weeks, 63.9 per cent are among the unvaccinated, partially vaccinated or those not yet protected by the vaccine. The same group also account for 80 per cent of hospitalizations and 83.3 per cent of deaths.

The London Health Sciences Centre says it is caring for nine inpatients with COVID-19, an increase of one from Tuesday.

A new outbreak has been declared at Richmond Woods retirement residence in London while an outbreak at Bluewater Health in Sarnia is ongoing.

Meanwhile an outbreak at Wilberforce Public School in Lucan, that saw more than a dozen cases and shut down the facility to in-person learning for a week, has been declared over.