COVID-19: London and Middlesex add 15 new cases Sunday – London

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The Middlesex-London Well being Unit (MLHU) reported 15 new COVID-19 instances on Sunday.

The entire variety of instances now stands at 14,638, with 105 lively instances (a rise of seven), 14,286 recoveries (a rise of eight) and 247 whole deaths (unchanged).

The most recent dying was reported Saturday. It concerned a person in his 80s who was not related to a long-term care or retirement dwelling. The MLHU says he was unvaccinated.

Of the 105 lively instances, 23 contain children aged 11 or beneath at a fee of 35.7 instances per 100,000 inhabitants. That cohort shouldn’t be but eligible for vaccination.

The age group with the most important variety of lively instances is the 40-64 age group with 37 lively instances, although the speed of lively instances per 100,000 inhabitants is lower than these beneath 12, at 23.1 per 100,000 inhabitants.

Of the 105 lively instances, 84 are in London.

Info on native variant of concern information will 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 Friday, London Well being Sciences Centre was caring for 9 in-patients with COVID-19.

There have been 5 or fewer in-patients in grownup crucial care or the intensive care unit.

There have been 5 or fewer in-patients with COVID-19 in Kids’s Hospital and nil in paediatric crucial care.

5 or fewer workers have presently examined optimistic for COVID-19.

St. Joseph’s Well being Care London reported two non-outbreak instances involving health-care employees.

Outbreaks

The MLHU is reporting two facility-wide outbreaks.

One is at Richmond Woods retirement dwelling, declared Nov. 9.

The opposite is at Village of Glendale Crossing, declared Nov. 10.

Outbreaks are additionally lively on the following colleges:

• École élémentaire catholique Frère André
• Notre Dame Catholic College
• St. Nicholas Senior Catholic College
• St Vincent de Paul Catholic College

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Faculties

The next colleges have lively instances related to them, in line with the MLHU:

• Blessed Sacrament Catholic College (one case)
• C. C. Carrothers Public College (one case)
• École élémentaire catholique Frère André (three case)
• Emily Carr Public College (one case)
• J. S. Buchanan French Immersion Public College (one case)
• Kensal Park French Immersion Public College (one case)
• Mary Wright Public College (one case)
• Matthews Corridor Impartial College (one case)
• Notre Dame Catholic College (4 instances)
• Oakridge Secondary College (one case)
• St. Anne’s Catholic College (one case)
• St. Bernadette Catholic College (one case)
• St. John French Immersion College (one case)
• St Rose of Lima Catholic College (one case)
• St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary College (one case)
• St. Vincent de Paul Catholic College (two instances)
• Stoney Creek Public College (one case)
• Westminster Secondary College (one case)
• White Oaks Public College (one case)
• Wilfrid Jury Public College (one case)

The next child-care and early years centres have lively instances related to them, in line with the MLHU:

• Religion Day Nursery (one case)
• Sir John A Macdonald YMCA Childcare (one case)

The well being unit says not less than 234 instances have been reported for the reason that begin of the varsity yr involving elementary and secondary colleges, in addition to child-care and early years centres.

Vaccinations and testing

The most recent vaccination replace was issued on Nov. 6.

As of finish of day, Nov. 6, 89.5 per cent of eligible residents (12 and older) have had not less than one dose of COVID-19 vaccine whereas 86.2 per cent are absolutely immunized.

Since Oct. 1, unvaccinated people have accounted for 56.3 per cent of all instances (or 268 of 445 instances) and 76.9 per cent of all hospitalizations (10 of 13).

Of the six COVID-19-related deaths reported within the final six weeks, 4 concerned individuals who had been unvaccinated, one concerned a person who was absolutely vaccinated and one concerned somebody who was partially vaccinated.

On the well being unit’s web site, residents can discover info on pop-up clinics, mass vaccination clinics and pharmacies. Steering for anybody vaccinated outdoors of the province or nation; transportation assist for these in want; and extra.

Anybody trying to be examined for COVID-19 can discover details about the places of testing websites on the well being unit’s web site.

The most recent COVID-19 take a look at positivity fee within the area was 1.0 per cent for the week of Oct. 31, down from 1.6 per cent for the week of Oct. 24.

“Our incident charges in Middlesex-London proceed to be beneficial, nevertheless, after we look to different components of the province and the province as a complete, there are warning indicators on the dashboard relating to the COVID-19 instances,” mentioned Dr. Alex Summers, related medical officer of well being for the MLHU.

“The incident charges amongst people who’re unvaccinated are 5 to 10 instances increased than what we might see amongst these which might be vaccinated.”

Ontario

Ontario is reporting 666 new COVID-19 instances on Sunday, bringing the provincial whole to 607,173.

The dying toll within the province has risen to 9,934 as seven extra deaths had been recorded.

In the meantime, 592,461 Ontario residents had been reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is about 98 per cent of identified instances.

As of 8 p.m. on Saturday, 13,066 vaccines (4,377 for a primary shot and eight,689 for a second shot) had been administered within the final day.

There are greater than 11.1 million folks absolutely immunized with two doses, which is 85.5 per cent of the eligible (12 and older) inhabitants. First dose protection stands at 88.7 per cent.

Energetic instances in Ontario now stand at 4,778 — up from the day past when it was at 4,586.

The federal government mentioned 24,853 exams had been processed within the earlier 24 hours. There are 7,708 exams presently beneath investigation.

Take a look at positivity hit 2.7 per cent on Sunday.

Elgin and Oxford

On Friday, Southwestern Public Well being reported:

• 4,925 whole instances
• 154 lively instances
• 4,676 resolved instances
• 95 deaths to this point

Additional particulars will be discovered on SWPH’s COVID-19 dashboard.

The newest dying was reported Tuesday and concerned a girl in her 50s from Elgin County. It was the primary dying reported this week however the fourth dying reported within the final two weeks.

Of the 154 lively instances within the area, 69 had been in Elgin County (together with 34 in Aylmer) and 85 had been in Oxford County (together with 37 in Woodstock).

SWPH doesn’t disclose the vaccination standing of people however instructed World Information that roughly 78 per cent of lively instances contain people who usually are not absolutely vaccinated.

Twelve folks had been hospitalized with COVID-19 with six within the ICU as of Thursday. There have been no lively institutional outbreaks.

In a launch issued Friday afternoon, St. Thomas Elgin Common Hospital (STEGH) reported it’s at capability and going through a “dire scenario,” with COVID-19 case numbers within the area quickly rising.

“We now have reached our capability to take care of critically unwell sufferers and our hospital is working above capability — each of that are the direct results of COVID-19,” mentioned Dr. Waleed Chehadi, Chief of Workers at STEGH.

The president and CEO of STEGH
, Karen Davies, instructed 980 CFPL the hospital was treating 13 COVID-19 sufferers as of Saturday and that its degree three intensive care unit is full.

“It might sound that 13 additional sufferers shouldn’t be sufficient to tip a hospital over, however it’s once you’re already at capability,” she mentioned.

In response to Davies, not one of the COVID-19 sufferers are vaccinated.

Info on faculty instances will be discovered on the web sites of the Thames Valley District College Board and the London District Catholic College Board.

The area’s take a look at positivity fee was 5.1 per cent for the week of Oct. 31, up from 3.6 per cent for the week of Oct. 24.

On Nov. 11, 83.9 per cent of these aged 12 and older within the area had been absolutely vaccinated whereas 86.9 per cent have had not less than one dose.

Info on the place and methods to get vaccinated will be discovered on the well being unit’s web site.

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Huron and Perth

As of Friday, Huron Perth Public Well being reported:

• 2,425 whole instances
• 60 lively instances
• 2,299 recoveries
• 67 deaths to this point

Among the many 60 lively instances, 17 had been reported in Stratford and 13 in Perth East. Full case counts by municipality will be discovered on the well being unit’s dashboard.

There have been two folks hospitalized with COVID-19 and three lively instances involving health-care employees, as of Friday.

HPPH reported 4 outbreaks, although there have been no long-term care dwelling, retirement dwelling or hospital outbreaks as of Friday.

An outbreak at Milverton Public College in Perth East was declared Oct. 27 and entails one workers case and 16 pupil instances.

The opposite three outbreaks contain workplaces. No additional info was offered.

Information on faculty instances will be discovered on the web sites of the Avon-Maitland District College Board and the Huron-Perth Catholic District College Board.

The area’s take a look at positivity fee was 2.7 per cent for the week of Oct. 31, up from 2.3 per cent for the week of Oct. 24.

HPPH’s vaccine dashboard confirmed that as of Nov. 8, 82.1 per cent of these aged 12 and older had been absolutely vaccinated whereas 85.2 per cent have had not less than one dose.

Info on how and the place to get a vaccine will be discovered on the well being unit’s web site.

Sarnia and Lambton

On Sunday, Lambton Public Well being reported:

• 4,273 whole instances (a rise of 5)
• 46 lively instances (a rise of two)
• 4,154 resolved instances (a rise of three)
• 73 deaths (unchanged)

Seven COVID-19 sufferers had been within the care of Bluewater Well being as of Friday.

LPH reported 4 lively outbreaks on Friday:

• Brigden Public College, declared Nov. 4 and involving seven instances
• Bluewater Well being hospital, declared Nov. 5 and involving fewer than 5 affected person instances and fewer than 5 workers instances
• a office outbreak declared Oct. 31, involving 4 instances
• a office outbreak declared Nov. 9, involving three instances

All lively instances at colleges inside the Lambton Kent District College Board will be discovered on-line, as can instances at colleges inside the St. Clair Catholic District College Board.

The take a look at positivity fee for the week of Oct. 31 was 3.8 per cent, up from 2.5 per cent the week prior.

Amongst space residents aged 12 and older, 80.9 per cent are absolutely vaccinated and 84 per cent have had not less than one dose.

Residents can guide and re-book COVID-19 vaccine appointments or discover info on vaccine availability at pharmacies utilizing the well being unit’s registration web page. Folks also can name the vaccine name centre at 226-254-8222.

Those that are capable of get vaccinated on quick discover are inspired to enroll in Lambton Public Well being’s each day Vaccine Standby Listing.

—With recordsdata from World Information’ Sawyer Bogdan, Jacquelyn LeBel and Jessica Patton