No new COVID-19 cases or deaths in London-Middlesex, 5 more recoveries

The numbers related to COVID-19 in London-Middlesex remain almost identical to Friday’s as no new cases or deaths were reported Saturday.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) say five more people have recovered from the novel coronavirus, bringing that number to 292 — which makes up 66.6 per cent of the cases.

The total number of cases remains the same at 438, as does the death toll at 43.

The number of cases in senior care homes sits at 136, where 88 residents and 48 staff have tested positive, and 23 people have died.

London’s Chief Medical Officer of Health and CEO of the MLHU, Dr. Chris Mackie told 980 CFPL the health unit was not expecting the two zeros to appear on the same day.

“I’m not surprised by the timing, but I am a bit surprised by the fact that there are no new deaths and no new cases on the same day.”

“It’s very encouraging to see these zeros… we’ve been looking forward to this day for a long time.”

“There will be additional cases and deaths in the next few weeks.”

Huron and Perth

Health officials in Huron and Perth counties did not report any new cases or deaths on Saturday, but did report one additional recovery.

This brings the total number of recoveries to 35.

The number of cases remains the same at 49, as well as the death toll at five.

Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) say four of the deaths are linked to an ongoing outbreak at Greenwood Court in Stratford, where six residents and 10 staff have tested positive.

Sarnia and Lambton

Lambton Public Health is reporting one new case of COVID-19 and six more recoveries.

This raises the total number of cases in the region to 194 with 133 recoveries and 16 deaths.

One outbreak remains active — at Vision Nursing Home in Sarnia, where four residents tested positive, including two who died earlier this week. Two staff are also confirmed positive

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