London-Two new coronavirus cases in middle sex. Two at Elgin Oxford and two at Huron Perth-London

The seven-day average for new cases in the region is 3.71 as of Thursday. Looking back over the 14 days until August 6, the average is 2.71.

As of Thursday, there were 141.7 cases per 100,000 in the region and 275.6 in Ontario.

The test positive rate for the region was 0.5% as of the week of August 9, the latest available figure. Ontario was 0.4%. The Health Unit tested 4,643 people that week.

London reported an overwhelming majority of incidents in the area — at least 666.

In other regions, 26 cases have been reported in Strathroy-Caradoc, 12 cases in Middlesex Centre, 7 cases in Thames Centre, 6 cases in North Middlesex and 1 case in Lucan Biddulph and Southwest Middlesex, respectively.

All are London except for one of the active cases in the region.

By age, people in their 20s accounted for 151 patients, or about 21%, in most cases. There are 108 cases in the 50s and 107 cases in the 80s and older.

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At least 58% of cases are female, 22% are healthcare workers, of which 83% are listed as female.

number COVID-19 (New Coronavirus Infection) (# If there is no character limit, add parentheses when first appearing According to the Health Unit data, the patient is currently hospitalized. All cases listed as requiring hospitalization during a pandemic have been marked resolved since then.

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The coronavirus required at least 114 people to be hospitalized, 32 of whom had to be admitted to the intensive care unit.

There is no outbreak currently occurring. At least 27 people have been declared and 21 are in local senior care facilities.

Five cases this month were associated with homes for the elderly, but no outbreaks have been reported.

The London Health Sciences Center (LHSC) is currently 3,000 per day on Thursday as the London-based Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PaLM) team processes 50 coronavirus tests per day in mid-March. It is reported that it is over.

The speed improvements come from a partnership with LHSC’s Information Technology Services team, which offers online test ordering tools, connectivity between healthcare information systems, solutions aimed at accurately entering hundreds of results, and more Has created an innovative digital solution. All at once.

Serving Southwestern Ontario, PaLM is a joint venture between LHSC and St. Joseph’s Healthcare London.

Ontario

In rural areas, Ontario reported 76 new cases of COVID-19 And one died on Thursday.

The state also reports 76 newly resolved cases.

The total number of cases in Ontario is 41,048, which includes 2,793 deaths and 37,291 cases marked as resolved.

Health Minister Christine Elliot said data from 11 of 34 public health departments in Ontario were unavailable on Thursday due to problems in the state’s reporting system.

Elliott said hospitalization in the intensive care unit was stable, resulting in fewer hospitalizations and ventilated patients.

The state was able to complete 25,917 tests the day before.

Meanwhile, the Government of Ontario Emergency order extended On Thursday, he said there is a continuing need for tools to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Secretary-General Sylvia Jones said the state will extend most orders until September 22, although virus cases continue to decline.

Elgin and Oxford

Two people tested positive for the new coronavirus, reported by a Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) official on Thursday.

This brings the total number of cases in the region to 241.

Health officials reported four new cases and two recovery on Wednesday, seven new cases on Tuesday, and no new cases on Monday.

As the Health Unit is in the process of migrating to the new reporting database, there are limited details regarding the status of local cases.

On Wednesday, the health unit reported that at least 197 of the local cases had recovered and five died — no changes since the beginning of July.

At that time, there were at least 16 active cases in Aylmer, 7 in Bayham and St. Thomas, 5 in Tillsonburg, and 2 in Woodstock.

158 cases have been reported in the region since the beginning of July, 89 cases this month. By comparison, a total of 83 cases were reported for March, April and May.

Aylmer was hit hardest by the increase, reporting a total of at least 74 cases since the beginning of the Wednesday pandemic, with a case rate of about 987.7 per 100,000.

St. Thomas, reporting at least 36 cases, had a case rate of 92.5 per 100,000.

SWPH had 20,649 tests as of Wednesday. The test positive rate in this region was 1.2%.

Huron and Perth

Two more tested positive for the new coronavirus, Huron Perth Public Health officials (HPPH) officials reported Thursday.

The total number of cases in the region is 110. There are at least 29 known active cases in the area.

No further details were available as the health unit continued to move to new state cases and contact management systems. It states that it will be Friday or later, before more detailed information is available again.

Health officials reported two new cases on Wednesday, 13 new cases on Tuesday and 6 new cases on Monday.

In a release issued earlier this week, the medical unit announced that spikes were due to workplace outbreaks in Bluewater/South Huron, and many cases were associated with clusters within the same household.

“These cases are also associated with a larger spread of cases throughout southwestern Ontario,” said the Health Unit.

It is unclear whether the health unit referred to the spike in the case seen in the local German-speaking community.

There is no long-term home care.

Sarnia and Lambton

No new cases, deaths or recovery were reported late Wednesday by Lambton Public Health (LPH) officials.

The total number of cases in the region remained unchanged at 336, of which 299 recovered. The death toll has not changed since 25:00 in early June.

As of Thursday, the county has at least 12 known active cases in the county, according to the Health Unit. It’s unclear where the case is, as health authorities refused to disclose that information.

Health officials reported 1 recovery late Tuesday, 3 recovery late Monday, and 4 patients late Sunday.

Starting Monday, masks will be mandatory in closed public spaces of the Lambton Shores municipality, including Grand Bend, Yipper Wash, and Port Frank.

City council there Voted 7-2 on Tuesday to implement the bylawsThis mandates cover of the face in any type of enclosed space where the public is allowed.

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The local health unit refrained from implementing the county-wide mask order and instead referred the matter to 11 Lambton municipalities.

As of Wednesday, COVID-19 patients have not been treated with Bluewater Health. Bluewater Health last treated a COVID-19 patient on June 14.

According to the health unit, there are no active outbreaks in the area. A total of 10 people were declared during the pandemic, 8 of which were in the elderly home, 1 in Bluewater Health and 1 in an unspecified workplace.

At the end of Tuesday, the county had at least 21,146 tests. The positive rate in this region is 1.6%.

— Canadian Press i-th file

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