London-area reports 2 deaths and a dip in COVID-19 hospitalizations Friday
CBC
The Middlsex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported two additional deaths with COVID-19 on Friday.
The health unit says a woman in her 70s who was fully vaccinated and a man in his 60s who was unvaccinated have died with the virus. There have now been eight COVID-related deaths in the region in January, including five people who were vaccinated and three people who were not.
The COVID-19 death toll since the pandemic began is now up to 267.
The MLHU posted 253 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, though the actual number of cases in the community is estimated to be much higher as testing is being prioritized for high-risk people and places.
There were 780 recoveries, with 3,132 known active cases in Middlesex-London, a drop of 30 per cent since Monday.
The London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) reported 132 patients were being treated for the virus on Friday, down by two from the previous day. The number of patients in ICU also fell to 21.
Of those patients, the hospital network reported Friday:
Six patients have been admitted to Children's Hospital, down by two from the previous day. There were five or fewer in pediatric critical care, according to the hospital. The number of LHSC staff members who recently tested positive for COVID-19 fell by three to 509.
There are three ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks within the hospital network, including:
Southwestern Public Health has reported 118 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, along with one additional death. There are 1,129 ongoing cases in the region, including 342 in Woodstock, 304 in St. Thomas, 111 in Ingersoll and 72 in Aylmer.
The health unit says 27 people are being treated for the virus in hospital in Elgin-Oxford, including seven in critical care.
Huron Perth Public Health posted 88 new COVID-19 cases. There are 1,262 active cases in the region. Six out of nine patients in hospital in the region are being treated for the virus.
Meanwhile, COVID-19 hospitalizations across Ontario continue to climb to a new high of 3,814 on Friday, including 527 in critical care.
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