COVID-19: Middlesex-London Health Unit reports 40 cases Thursday
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For children 11 and under, there were 89 cases or 138.2 per 100,000 population in the MLHU's region on Thursday, up from 33 cases or 51.2 per 100,000 population last Friday.
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The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 40 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the local total to 15,200 cases, including 311 active cases (an increase of 22), 14,635 recoveries (an increase of 18) and 254 deaths (unchanged).
The most recent deaths were reported Dec. 7 and involved a man in his 50s not associated with a long-term care or retirement home and a man in his 80s associated with a retirement home.
Thursday morning, the MLHU, in partnership with Southwestern Public Health and Huron Perth Public Health, issued recommendations for this holiday season, urging residents to keep indoor holiday gatherings small, to get vaccinated and to work remotely, where possible.
Earlier this week, the MLHU confirmed the presence of the new Omicron variant in the region, detected in a large cluster of COVID-19 cases.
The rate of active cases continues to climb dramatically among those in the under-12 age group.
For children 11 and under, there were 89 cases or 138.2 per 100,000 population on Thursday, up from 33 cases or 51.2 per 100,000 population last Friday.
The cohort with the next highest rate of active cases is the 18-24 age group, with 46 active cases or 87.1 per 100,000 population as of Thursday.
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