MLHU reports 635 new COVID-19 cases Thursday
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Another 635 COVID-19 cases are being reported in Middlesex-London, according to the public health unit.
Another 635 COVID-19 cases are being reported in Middlesex-London, according to the public health unit.
The total number of reported active cases sits at 4,360 with 18,104 resolved cases and 22,723 cases reported since the beginning of the pandemic.
The 40-64 age group carries the brunt of the cases locally with 6,557 reported, followed by 5,980 in people between the ages of 25 and 39 and 4,391 cases in those age 18-24.
As of Jan. 1, 91.5 per cent of the eligible population ages 12 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 89.1 per cent have received two doses.
London Health Sciences Centre is currently caring for 79 inpatients with COVID-19, 6 of which are in the adult ICU.
Five or fewer patients with COVID-19 are in the Children’s Hospital and zero in patients are in Paediatric Critical Care.
LHSC is also reporting that 350 staff have currently tested positive for COVID-19, an increase of 90 reported cases over the previous day.