For the second time in two days there has been a COVID-19 related death in a London-area retirement home.
The Middlesex London Health Unit reported on Wednesday a man in his 80s who lived in the unnamed facility is the latest to die as a result of the virus. The death toll in the region is now 55. The man's death comes one day after a woman in her 80s who lived in a local retirement home succumbed to COVID-19.
There were five more cases of the virus confirmed in London and Middlesex County over the past 24 hours. No details about the new cases have been released. Since the start of the outbreak, there have been 546 cases confirmed in the region.
The number of outbreaks in local long-term care/retirement facilities is unchanged at seven. Outbreaks remain at Chelsey Park, Chelsey Park Retirement Community, Country Terrace, Henley Place Long-Term Care Residence, Kensington Village, Sisters of St. Joseph, and Waverley Mansion.
There are fewer patients infected with the virus under the care of the London Health Sciences Centre. Currently, only nine people are admitted to the hospital for treatment, down from 11 on Tuesday.
The number of people to recover from the virus has increased to 395.
Southwestern Public Health, the health unit for Elgin and Oxford counties, reported no new cases or deaths on Wednesday. The total number of confirmed cases stands at 75. There has been a total of four COVID-19 related deaths in the two counties, with no new deaths reported since April 22. The number of resolved cases has increased by one and now sits at 62.
Provincial health officials noted a small decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed over the past 24 hours. A total of 338 new cases were reported on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in Ontario since the pandemic began to 29,047. On Monday and Tuesday, the number of new daily cases reported was above 400 each day.
Another 19 people died as a result of the virus. There have now been a total of 2,312 COVID-19 related deaths across the province.
Health officials confirmed 308 outbreaks have been reported in long-term care homes. That is an increase of one since the previous report. There have been 1,661 deaths among residents of long-term care facilities in Ontario.
There are currently 791 patients in hospital with the virus. Of those, 127 are in intensive care and 92 are relying on a ventilator to breathe.
The province once again fell short of its goal of completing 20,000 tests daily. Only 17,537 tests were performed over the last 24 hours.
Public health officials have said 22,811 of the cases have been resolved province-wide.