COVID-19 cases in Middlesex-London jump, rapid rise continues in SWPH region
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The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting 22 new COVID-19 cases Friday, the highest daily case count in nearly a month.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting 22 new COVID-19 cases Friday, the highest daily case count in nearly a month.
The region now has a total of 14,706 cases and 249 related deaths (none new), with 14,326 cases resolved leaving 131 active. Friday's total raises the seven-day moving average to 14.3 from 13.1 the previous day.
Of the cases with an episode date in the past six weeks, 58 per cent are among the unvaccinated, partially vaccinated or those not yet protected by the vaccine. The same group also accounts for 69.2 per cent of hospitalizations and 85.7 per cent of deaths.
The London Health Sciences Centre says it is caring for 19 inpatients with COVID-19, an increase of three cases in the last 24 hours, with eight in adult Critical Care.
There is one active outbreak at a seniors' facility in the region -- at Richmond Woods retirement residence. While an outbreak in the General Medicine unit at Bluewater Health in Sarnia was declared over, a separate outbreak was declared Thursday in the Complex Continuing Care unit.
There are also active outbreaks at London-area schools including: Mary Wright Public School, Notre Dame Catholic School and St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School.
And Port Burwell Public School has been closed to in-person learning due to an outbreak there. It is expected to reopen on Nov. 29.
London fire crews and police are on scene of a house fire in east London. Crews were called to the 1800 block of Culver Drive, east of Third Street and south of Oxford Street, around 11:30 a.m.
A teen who pleaded guilty in the death of 17-year-old Tyson MacDonald on Prince Edward Island last year has been sentenced to two years in custody.
An additional 160,000 students in Ontario will get access to free meals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at a Brampton, Ont. school Friday.
The Liberal government is pulling out the federal wallet to put more money into people's pockets over the holidays, but its recently announced affordability measures create winners and losers.
A jury has found two men guilty on human smuggling charges in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border.
Calgary is under a snowfall warning with total amounts of 15 to 25 centimetres expected.
Pat King, one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 'Freedom Convoy' in Ottawa, has been found guilty on five counts including mischief and disobeying a court order.
An 81-year-old was killed in a dog attack this week in Bonfield, Ont. Police believe three dogs were involved.
An 81-year-old Quebec man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to killing his wife with Alzheimer's disease.
Another windstorm is headed to B.C.’s South Coast Friday, though Environment Canada says it will be weaker than the bomb cyclone event earlier this week.
A teen who pleaded guilty in the death of another teen on Prince Edward Island last year will be sentenced Friday.