Another day, another COVID-19 record in Middlesex-London and Elgin-Oxford
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The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting 335 new COVID-19 cases while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 110 -- new records for both regions.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting 335 new COVID-19 cases while Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) is reporting 110 – new records for both regions.
This is the third day of record-breaking case counts in Middlesex-London and the second day for Elgin-Oxford, both are reporting the highest daily case count since the start of the pandemic nearly two years ago.
On Thursday, the MLHU reported 263 new infections and SWPH reported 89.
Middlesex-London now has a total of 17,081 cases and 257 related deaths (none new), with 15,230 cases resolved leaving 1,594 active. The seven-day moving average has now climbed to 190.1, also a new pandemic record.
The rate of active cases remains highest among children under the age of 11, which has 437.8 per 100,000, followed closed by those 25-39 and the 12-17-year-old age group.
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