COVID-19: MLHU reports death of woman in her 90s, LHSC caring for 38 COVID-19 inpatients

London Health Sciences Centre says five or fewer of its COVID-19 inpatients are in Children's Hospital, while zero are in pediatric critical care.

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London Health Sciences Centre reported Friday that it was caring for 38 inpatients with COVID-19, with five or fewer in adult critical care, unchanged from the day before. Last Friday, LHSC was caring for 43 COVID-19 inpatients with six 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. Last week, there were five or fewer COVID-19 inpatients in Children’s Hospital with five or fewer in pediatric critical care.

Of the 38 inpatients with COVID-19, 15 are being treated for COVID-19 while 23 are being treated for something other than COVID-19 but were found to have an incidental infection.

At least 155 staff cases are currently active at LHSC. Data was not available last Friday.

At St. Joseph’s Health Care London, officials reported 57 active cases among health-care workers along with two patient or resident cases, both at Parkwood Institute’s Main Building. Last Friday, St. Joseph’s reported 59 health-care worker cases and two patient or resident cases.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit reported one new COVID-19-related death on Friday and added 83 cases. The death involved a woman in her 90s associated with a retirement home.

A week ago, the MLHU reported one death and 65 cases.