Tag: London Health Sciences Centre
London hospitals get $17.3 million to help offset COVID-19 expenses
London hospitals will receive $17.3 million in provincial funding to help cope with pandemic-related expenses.
Dropping COVID restrictions will lead to rise in cases: top doctor
The region’s top public-health official expects the local COVID-19 case count to rise now that vaccine passports are no longer required in Ontario and all remaining capacity limits in public spaces were lifted Tuesday.
‘Good news’: Number of COVID patients in intensive care at LHSC nears zero
The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care at London Health Sciences Centre is nearing zero, new figures released Monday show, after reaching an Omicron wave high of 28 one month ago.
COVID-19 cases among hospital staff on the rise
The London Health Sciences Centre confirmed on Thursday 179 staffers have tested positive for the virus, an increase of 19 over the past 24 hours.
London hospital’s COVID patient count continues to plummet
The number of COVID-19 patients at London Health Sciences Centre has dropped by nearly 60 per cent since Feb. 1, unofficial LFP tracking shows, as other encouraging hospital figures suggest the highly contagious Omicron wave’s worst has passed.
COVID-19: No new London-area deaths; vaccination rate’s growth slows
London-area officials recorded no new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, ending a painful run of 18 fatalities over six days, as new figures suggest growth of the local vaccination rate has slowed to a crawl.
London hospital’s COVID patient count plummets; local death rate spiking
New London Health Sciences Centre figures show the number of COVID-19 patients has dropped by one-third over the past week even as February’s local death toll continued to rise at a startling pace.
London hospital’s COVID intensive-care patient count drops again
The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care at London Health Sciences Centre dropped on Monday to 17, the lowest level since Ontario’s shutdown began Jan. 5, per unofficial LFP tracking.
London hospital COVID patient count down nearly 40% in past week
A London hospital’s COVID-19 patient count dropped again Friday, one of several encouraging trends as Ontario’s top public-health official says the highly contagious Omicron wave is “behind us.”
Officials report seven London-area COVID deaths, matching single-day record
The London-area health unit reported seven COVID-19 deaths Thursday, one of its deadliest single-day totals of the pandemic, as the virus patient count at London Health Sciences Centre dropped below 100 for the first time since early January.