COVID-19: LHSC has 27 COVID patients, staff cases climb to 167
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At least 167 staff cases are currently active at LHSC, up from 155 the day before. Meanwhile, the MLHU reported 60 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths.
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London Health Sciences Centre reported Thursday that it was caring for 27 inpatients with COVID-19, a decrease of two from Wednesday, with five or fewer in adult critical care.
LHSC says five or fewer of its COVID-19 inpatients are in Children’s Hospital, while zero are in pediatric critical care.
Of the 27 inpatients with COVID-19, 12 are being treated for COVID-19 while 15 are being treated for something other than COVID-19 but were found to have an incidental infection.
At least 167 staff cases are currently active at LHSC, up from 155 the day before.
At St. Joseph’s Health Care London, officials reported 55 active cases among health-care workers along with one patient or resident case in the Parkwood Institute’s main building.
On Thursday, the MLHU reported 60 new lab-confirmed cases but no deaths.
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According to the case summary, the patient was a 13-year-old girl with a history of mild asthma who first reported to a hospital on Nov. 4.