109 new COVID-19 cases recorded in London-area since Friday
The number of new cases of COVID-19 is continuing its steady climb in the London region, pushing the number of active cases above 200 for the first time since early June.
The Middlesex London Health Unit reported 30 new infections on Monday, 30 on Sunday, and 49 on Saturday. The health unit released three days worth of data on Monday as it no longer reports COVID-19 figures over the weekend. The daily case count has been going up since the start of the month and has been in the double-digits for the past 12 days.
The area’s total case count stands at 13,180 since the pandemic began.
There has not been a COVID-19 related death locally since August 14, leaving the death toll unchanged at 232.
Resolved cases in the city and county are up by 24 to 12,709. Currently, there are 239 active cases in the region. The last time the number of active cases rose above 200 was on June 2 when there were 214.
There were 36 additional cases involving variants of concern identified in the region since Friday, increasing the total to 3,722. The Alpha B.1.1.7 variant, which originated in the U.K., accounts for 3,385 of the cases. There are 123 cases of the Gamma P.1. variant from Brazil, two cases identified as the Beta B.1.351 variant from South Africa, and 208 cases of the B.1.617 variant that originated in India. There are 191 cases that have tested positive for a mutation.
An outbreak at Grand Wood Park Retirement Residence in London has been declared over, while a new outbreak has been declared at the Total Package Hockey day camp. Three cases have been linked to the camp.
The London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is reporting eight patients with COVID-19 in its care, unchanged from Friday. Five or fewer of those patients are listed in intensive care. The LHSC currently has fewer than five staffers who have tested positive for the virus.
Fourteen more walk-in, pop-up vaccination clinics are planned this week for people who still need either their first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The health unit run clinics are for anyone aged 12 or older. The first will be held from 1:30 p.m to 6:30 p.m. on Monday at Montcalm Secondary School at 1350 Highbury Ave. Another ‘Doses Till Dark” clinic will be held Friday at the Covent Garden Market from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. The health unit is also planning clinics on Dundas Place from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday and at Airshow London from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 12 p.m. ot 5 p.m. Saturday. To see the full list of pop-up vaccination clinics in London and Middlesex County click here.
Of the 505 people in the London region who have contracted the virus over the past six weeks, 65.1 per cent were not vaccinated, 19.2 per cent were partially vaccinated, 2 per cent had received the vaccine but it had not yet taken effect, and 13.7 per cent were vaccinated. The unvaccinated account for 94.4 percent of local hospitalizations and 100 percent of the virus related deaths.
Regardless of vaccination status, the health unit is urging everyone, especially those aged 18 to 24, to remain vigilant in the fight against COVID-19.
“We know that with the reopening of bars and restaurants, a lot of people want to get back to the activities that feel close to what life was like before COVID, but we can’t let our guard down. The virus continues to make a lot of people sick, and it is time to keep our distance once again,” said Dr. Alex Summers, the region’s associate medical officer of health. “It is still so important to follow public health guidance: avoid indoor gatherings, limit indoor contact with people who don’t live in your household, wear a mask, stay six feet from others and, of course, get vaccinated.”
Last week, COVID-19 outbreaks were linked to two separate downtown bars.
The number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Elgin and Oxford counties was 18 on Monday. That number includes infections identified both Saturday and Sunday, as Southwestern Public Health does not update its COVID-19 dashboard on weekends. The latest cases bring the two counties total case count to 4,053. There were no additional deaths recorded over the past three days, leaving the death toll unchanged at 84. There are currently no active institutional outbreaks locally. The health unit said the total number of resolved cases in the area is 3,937, leaving 32 known active cases. As of Sunday, 81.1 per cent of all people in the two counties 12 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine, 73.1 per cent have been given both shots.
Provincially, daily cases remained above 600 for a fourth consecutive day.
Public health officials reported 639 new infections on Monday. That is down from 722 on Sunday, 689 on Saturday, and 650 on Friday.
Of the 639 cases recorded over the past 24 hours, 411 were reportedly among unvaccinated people, 65 involved partially vaccinated people, and 124 were fully vaccinated people. There were 39 COVID-positive individuals whose vaccination status was not known.
Regions with the most new cases Monday were Toronto with 124, Peel Region with 97, and York Region with 91.
The province’s total case count since the start of the pandemic now sits at 560,151.
Updated data on variants of concern in Ontario was not available on Monday due to an ongoing system upgrade, the Ministry of Health stated.
No additional COVID-19 related deaths were reported over the past 24 hours, leaving the death toll at 9,453.
At hospitals in Ontario, there are 204 patients with COVID-19. That is up 26 from the previous day. The total number of patients in the intensive care unit is up by ten to 151 and the number of patients on ventilators is up by eight to 121. ICU numbers include patients who previously tested positive for COVID-19 but have since recovered and remain due to other complications.
The number of resolved cases rose by 502 to 545,572. There are currently 5,126 known active cases of the virus in Ontario, up from 3,872 a week ago.
In the last 24 hour period, more than 19,800 COVID-19 tests were processed. Ontario’s current positivity rate sits at 2.8 per cent.
The province has administered 20,489,564 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as of Sunday night. Just over 82 per cent of Ontarians 12 and older have received one dose of the vaccine, while 74.9 percent have been given their second dose to be considered fully inoculated.
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