New cases of COVID-19 dropped slightly in the London area on Sunday.
The Middlesex London Health Unit is reporting 21 new cases of the virus, along with 16 recoveries. The number of single-day cases has now been in the double-digits for 13 straight days.
There has not been a COVID-19 related death in the area since Monday. That leaves the death toll unchanged at 252.
The number of resolved cases rose by 17 to 14,457. There are 140 known active cases in the region.
As of Friday, The London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has 22 COVID-19 inpatients in its care, down two from Thursday. Of those, ten are listed in intensive care and five or fewer are admitted to Children’s Hospital. Currently, there is five or fewer hospital staff who have tested positive for the virus.
Schools, daycares, and senior facilities in London and Middlesex County are currently outbreak-free.
In Elgin and Oxford counties, there were 24 new COVID-19 cases reported Friday, down from 34 the previous day. Southwestern Public Health, the health unit for the region, said that brings the local total number of cases to 5,275 with 4,997 resolved. The area’s death toll is unchanged at 97. There are currently 181 active cases.
The province reported 964 new cases Sunday, which is the highest number of infections in a single day since May 30 when 1,033 were logged. No new deaths were reported.
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