The COVID-19 case count in the London region remained unchanged on Friday.
The Middlesex London Health Unit reported no new cases of the virus in its region, the first time it has done so since Tuesday. The region has only recorded seven lab-confirmed infections so far this week. The total number of cases since the pandemic began is 726.
There has not been a COVID-19 related death in the area for nearly three months.
Eight more people in the area who were diagnosed with the virus recovered over the past 24 hours, to bring the total number of resolved cases to 652.
There are no institutional outbreaks in the city or county.
Elgin and Oxford counties also recorded no new cases Friday, their second straight day at zero. Southwestern Public Health, the region's health unit, has not reported any new COVID-19 cases since Wednesday, when six cases were confirmed. The two counties' total case count stands at 254.
Public health officials noted four more infected individuals have now recovered. That increases the area's number of resolved cases to 228 and leaves just 21 active cases.
There have been five deaths in the region, but none since July 3.
Provincially, Friday marked the second consecutive day of more than 100 new cases being reported.
Public health officials said there were an additional 122 infections confirmed over the last 24 hours. The daily case count has been in the triple-digits every day this week except Wednesday when 88 cases were reported.
On Friday, 29 of Ontario’s 34 public health units recorded five or fewer cases, with 17 reporting no new cases.
The total number of cases in the province is now 41,935.
The death toll has risen to 2,809 in Ontario, with six additional COVID-19 related deaths since Thursday.
Recoveries were also up by 83 to bring the province's resolved cases to 38,023.
Hospitalizations in Ontario have risen slightly with 61 people in hospital. Of those, 18 are in the intensive care unit and 12 are using a ventilator to breathe.
The province conducted more than 31,800 COVID-19 tests over the last recorded 24-hour period, according to public health officials.
