COVID-19: Middlesex-London Health Unit reports 15 cases Monday
Soar to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Colleges – Vaccinations and testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton
The Middlesex-London Well being Unit (MLHU) reported 15 COVID-19 instances on Monday.
The whole variety of instances now stands at 14,565, with 96 energetic instances (a rise of six), 14,223 recoveries (a rise of 9) and 246 whole deaths (unchanged).
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The newest dying, reported Nov. 2, concerned a lady in her 70s not related to a long-term care or retirement house. She was unvaccinated.
Of the 96 energetic instances, 33 contain youngsters aged 11 or below, a cohort that’s not but eligible for vaccination.
Info on native variant of concern information could be discovered by visiting the well being unit’s abstract of COVID-19 instances in Middlesex-London web page and clicking on the “Case Standing” tab.
Hospitalizations
As of Monday, London Well being Sciences Centre (LHSC) was caring for seven inpatients with COVID-19.
There have been 5 or fewer inpatients in grownup crucial care or the intensive care unit.
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There have been 5 or fewer inpatients with COVID-19 in Youngsters’s Hospital and 0 in pediatric crucial care.
5 or fewer employees have presently examined constructive for COVID-19.
St. Joseph’s Well being Care London (SJHCL) reported two non-outbreak instances involving health-care staff.

Outbreaks
The MLHU will not be reporting any energetic outbreaks within the area involving long-term care properties, retirement properties or hospitals.
The well being unit is reporting an outbreak at Wilberforce Public Faculty, declared Oct. 28.
A previously-reported outbreak at Waddling Duck Daycare, declared Oct. 30, was listed as resolved as of Nov. 6.
Colleges
The next faculties have energetic instances related to them, in response to the MLHU:
- École élémentaire catholique Frère André (one case)
- London Waldorf Faculty (one case)
- Matthews Corridor Unbiased Faculty (one case)
- Notre Dame Catholic Faculty (two instances)
- St. John French Immersion Faculty (one case)
- St. Nicholas Senior Catholic Faculty (two instances)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary Faculty (one case)
- Valleyview Central Public Faculty (one case)
- W. Sherwood Fox Public Faculty (one case)
- Wilberforce Public Faculty (4 instances)
The well being unit says at the very least 212 instances have been reported because the begin of the college yr involving elementary and secondary faculties, in addition to child-care and early years centres.
Vaccinations and testing
As of finish of day Oct. 31, 89.2 per cent of eligible residents (12 and older) have had at the very least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine whereas 85.6 per cent are totally immunized. Up to date information shall be launched Tuesday.
Since Sept. 27, unvaccinated people have accounted for 57.69 per cent of all instances (or 304 of 527 instances) and 70.59 per cent of all hospitalizations (12 of 17).
Of the six COVID-19-related deaths reported within the final six weeks, 4 concerned individuals who have been unvaccinated, one concerned a person who was totally vaccinated and one concerned somebody who was partially vaccinated.
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On the well being unit’s web site, residents can discover info on pop-up clinics, mass vaccination clinics and pharmacies; steerage for anybody vaccinated exterior of the province or nation; transportation help for these in want; and extra.
Anybody seeking to be examined for COVID-19 can discover details about the areas of testing websites on the well being unit’s web site.
The newest COVID-19 take a look at positivity charge within the area was 1.6 per cent for the week of Oct. 24, down from 1.8 per cent for the week of Oct. 17.
Ontario
Ontario reported 480 instances Monday, of which 244 concerned unvaccinated people.
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Based on Monday’s report, 53 instances have been recorded in Toronto, 49 in Waterloo, 39 in York Area, 39 in Peel Area, 29 in Niagara, 23 in Sudbury, and 21 in Windsor-Essex. All different well being models reported fewer than 20 instances.
Two extra deaths have been reported.
Amongst these eligible, 85.1 per cent are totally immunized.
Elgin and Oxford
On Monday, Southwestern Public Well being reported:
- 4,829 whole instances (a rise of 52 from Friday and a lower of two earlier instances eliminated because of information cleanup)
- 129 energetic instances (a rise of eight)
- 4,606 resolved instances (a rise of 42)
- 94 deaths so far
Additional particulars could be discovered on SWPH’s COVID-19 dashboard.
The latest dying was reported Nov. 3 and concerned a lady in her 70s from Elgin County. It was the third dying reported that week.
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Of the 129 energetic instances within the area, 55 have been in Elgin County (together with 26 in Aylmer) and 74 have been in Oxford County (together with 40 in Woodstock).
9 individuals have been hospitalized with COVID-19 with three within the ICU as of Monday. There have been no energetic institutional outbreaks.
Info on college instances could be discovered on the web sites of the Thames Valley District Faculty Board and the London District Catholic Faculty Board.
The area’s take a look at positivity charge was 3.6 per cent for the week of Oct. 24, up from an adjusted 3.9 per cent for the week of Oct. 17.
On Nov. 7, 83.7 per cent of these aged 12 and older within the area have been totally vaccinated whereas 86.7 per cent have had at the very least one dose.
Info on the place and learn how to get vaccinated could be discovered on the well being unit’s web site.
Huron and Perth
International Information is awaiting COVID-19 case information for Saturday by Monday from Huron Perth Public Well being.
On Friday, Huron Perth Public Well being reported:
- 2,367 whole instances
- 42 energetic instances
- 2,258 recoveries
- 67 deaths so far
Among the many 42 energetic instances, 19 have been in Perth East and 6 have been in Stratford. Full case counts by municipality could be discovered on the well being unit’s dashboard.
There have been three individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and no energetic instances involving health-care staff, as of Friday.
HPPH reported three outbreaks, although there have been no long-term care house, retirement house or hospital outbreaks as of Wednesday.
An outbreak at Milverton Public Faculty in Perth East was declared Oct. 27 and entails one employees case and 16 scholar instances.
The opposite two outbreaks contain workplaces. No additional info was offered.
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Knowledge on college instances could be discovered on the web sites of the Avon-Maitland District Faculty Board and the Huron-Perth Catholic District Faculty Board.
The area’s take a look at positivity charge was 2.3 per cent for the week of Oct. 24, up from 1.2 per cent for the week of Oct. 17.
HPPH’s vaccine dashboard confirmed that as of Nov. 8, 82.1 per cent of these aged 12 and older have been totally vaccinated whereas 85.2 per cent have had at the very least one dose.
Info on how and the place to get a vaccine could be discovered on the well being unit’s web site.

Sarnia and Lambton
On Monday, Lambton Public Well being (LPH) reported:
- 4,243 whole instances (a rise of 9)
- 52 energetic instances (a rise of 5)
- 4,120 resolved instances (a rise of 4)
- 71 deaths so far (unchanged)
The latest dying was reported Oct. 28 and concerned somebody who was of their 90s.
Seven COVID-19 sufferers have been within the care of Bluewater Well being as of Monday.
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LPH reported 4 energetic outbreaks in whole:
- Brigden Public Faculty, declared Nov. 4 and involving fewer than 5 instances
- Bluewater Well being hospital, declared Nov. 5 and involving fewer than 5 affected person instances and fewer than 5 employees instances
- a office outbreak declared Oct. 31 involving three instances
- a office outbreak declared Oct. 29 involving two instances
A earlier outbreak at Queen Elizabeth II Public Faculty in Petrolia, declared Oct. 22 and involving fewer than 5 instances, was listed as over as of Nov. 5.
All energetic instances at faculties throughout the Lambton Kent District Faculty Board could be discovered on-line, as can instances at faculties throughout the St. Clair Catholic District Faculty Board.
The take a look at positivity charge for the week of Oct. 24 was 2.5 per cent, down from 3.8 per cent the week prior.
Amongst space residents aged 12 and older, 80.7 per cent are totally vaccinated and 83.8 per cent have had at the very least one dose.
Residents can e-book and re-book COVID-19 vaccine appointments or discover info on vaccine availability at pharmacies utilizing the well being unit’s registration web page. Individuals may also name the vaccine name centre at 226-254-8222.
Those that are in a position to get vaccinated on brief discover are inspired to enroll in Lambton Public Well being’s day by day Vaccine Standby Checklist.
— with information from International Information’ Kelly Wang and Gabby Rodrigues
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