The Middlesex London Health Unit has reported its smallest daily number of new COVID-19 cases in nearly two weeks.
The health unit reported five new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, to bring the total since the start of the pandemic to 1,367.
"In more positive news, the @MLHealthUnit is reporting 5 new cases today for #LdnOnt-Middlesex, that's our lowest one day total since November 4th," London Mayor Ed Holder tweeted on Monday morning.
The health unit also reported 37 recoveries on Monday. There are now 124 active cases in London and Middlesex County.
Outbreaks of the virus continue on two units at University Hospital (fourth-floor general medicine and ninth floor orthopaedic), however, the outbreak at Henley Place Long Term Care Residence has been declared over.
No new deaths were reported Monday, leaving the number of COVID-19 related deaths at 63.
The number of new COVID-19 cases was up by double digits in Elgin and Oxford counties. Southwestern Public Health, the region’s health unit, reported 12 new cases Monday. That brings the case count up to 448. Of those, 64 are considered active. The death toll is unchanged at five with no new deaths since July.
Across Ontario, Monday marked yet another day in which there were more than 1,000 new cases. Public health officials said there were 1,487 new infections on Monday. Of the new cases, 508 are in Toronto, 392 in Peel, and 170 in York Region. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 33,400 tests were processed. The seven day average of new cases in Ontario now stands at 1,443 a day. Last Monday, that figure was 1,106.
The number of people in hospital continues to grow in Ontario, with the number now at 500. That's up from 479 on Sunday. According to the province, 125 people are in intensive care and 70 are on ventilators.
There were an additional 10 deaths linked to the virus across the province to bring the death toll up to 3,371.