While the number of new cases of COVID-19 in the London-area went up by one on Thursday, the number of people to recover from the virus saw a double-digit jump.
The Middlesex London Health Unit completed an administrative review of its data that led to two days of increases in the number of resolved cases. Ten more recoveries were reported over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of resolved cases to 556. On Wednesday, 29 recoveries were declared in the region.
The additional case of COVID-19 reported in London increases the total case count since the pandemic began to 632. No details about the infected individual were released.
There have been no new deaths reported in London and Middlesex County since June 12. The death toll stands at 57.
There are no outbreaks at local long-term care facilities or retirement homes.
In Elgin and Oxford counties, there were no new cases or COVID-19 related deaths confirmed on Thursday. Southwestern Public Health, the region’s health unit, said the total number of cases remains at 86. The death toll stands at five, with no additional deaths reported over the past 24 hours.
The number of recoveries went up by one to 79.
Provincially, Ontarians are seeing a slight rise in the number of cases reported in a single day.
Public health officials said another 170 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed across the province on Thursday. That is the highest single-day increase in more than a week. The case count was 118 on Wednesday, 112 on Tuesday, and 154 on Monday.
While 30 of Ontario’s 34 health units are reporting five or fewer cases, Windsor-Essex recorded 46. Health Minister Christine Elliott noted that region's spike comes as it continues 'targeted testing' of temporary workers on local farms. There are currently outbreaks at four agricultural facilities in Windsor-Essex.
The province's total number out cases now stands at 36,348.
Three additional deaths related to COVID-19 were reported on Thursday, bringing the total to 2,703.
The number of people to recover from the virus has increased to 31,977.