24 new COVID-19 cases, one new death in Middlesex-London
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The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting 24 new COVID-19 cases Friday, and one new death.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting 24 new COVID-19 cases Friday, and one new death.
The new death, a woman in her 70s, was not associated with a long-term care or retirement home. It is the third COVID-19-related death this month, while there were four in all of September.
The region now has a total of 14,181 cases and 241 deaths, with 13,761 cases resolved leaving 179 active. There are 4,260 cases with a variant of concern and another 189 that are mutation-positive.
Friday's count pushes the seven-day moving average for daily cases down to 20.9 from 22.1.
Of the cases with an episode date in the past six weeks, 77.4 per cent of cases have been among the unvaccinated, partially vaccinated or those not yet protected by vaccination. The same group accounts for 76.5 per cent of hospitalizations and 75 per cent of deaths.
The London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) reports it is has 11 inpatients with COVID-19, with five or fewer in adult critical care.
There are ongoing outbreaks at four schools in the region including; Lord Elgin Public School, St. Catherine of Siena Elementary School, London Christian High and St. Kateri Catholic School.
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