COVID-19: MLHU reports 21 cases Thursday, 33 on Friday
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Southwestern Public Health added 21 cases to its COVID-19 tally on Thursday and Friday while Lambton Public Health recorded 26 more cases in total for the two days.
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The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported a total of 54 COVID-19 cases on Thursday and Friday with 33 and 21, respectively.
The health unit did not provide an update on Thursday due to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
In total, there have been 14,033 cases (an increase of 56), with 156 currently active (an increase of three), 13,638 recoveries (an increase of 53) and 239 deaths (unchanged).
The most recent death was reported Wednesday and involved a fully vaccinated man in his 70s.
Of the 156 active cases, 138 are in London.
The number of cases involving a variant of concern sits at 4,250, unchanged from Wednesday.
The breakdown of known variant cases is as follows:
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