COVID-19: Middlesex-London Health Unit reports 11 cases Friday
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The MLHU is reporting a total of 14,463 cases, including 131 active cases (an increase of four), 14,087 recoveries (an increase of eight) and 245 deaths (unchanged).
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The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 11 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, though the total case count increased by 12.
The MLHU is reporting a total of 14,463 cases, including 131 active cases (an increase of four), 14,087 recoveries (an increase of eight) and 245 deaths (unchanged).
The most recent death was reported Oct. 21 and involved a man in his 70s who was not associated with a long-term care or retirement home and who was fully vaccinated but eligible for a third dose due to a suppressed immune system.
Of the 131 active cases, 46 involve kids 11 or under, a cohort that is not yet eligible for vaccination. The rate of active cases among that age group is 71.4 per 100,000 population.
The next highest rate of active cases involves those aged 12 to 17, at 33.3 cases per 100,000 population (or 11 active cases).
Since Sept. 12, the MLHU says all of the variant of concern cases in the region have been the Delta variant except for one case in which they were unable to generate sequencing. Total counts by the type of variant of concern can be found on the health unit’s summary of COVID-19 cases in Middlesex-London page and clicking the “Case Status” tab.
London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) was caring for six inpatients with COVID-19 as of Friday, unchanged from Thursday.