For the fourth consecutive day, London and Middlesex County have recorded a double-digit increase of new COVID-19 cases.
The Middlesex London Health Unit said Monday there were 20 additional infections confirmed across the region. That is down from Sunday's record high 37 cases, but up from Saturday's 13 cases. The area saw 27 new infections heading into the weekend on Friday.
None of the new cases are connected with local long-term care or retirement homes. Two seniors facilities have been dealing with outbreaks since late last month - Chartwell Royalcliffe Retirement Residence and Henley Place LTC Residence.
A workplace outbreak was declared Sunday within the London Fire Department after three firefighters tested positive. Close contacts of the infected firefighters have been directed to get tested and self-isolate for 14 days. Fire stations are being deep cleaned and sanitized as a precaution.
No new cases were identified Monday at elementary or secondary schools within the Thames Valley District school board or London District Catholic School Board. That follows a weekend in which cases were identified at five different schools - Sir Arthur Carty Catholic Elementary, Westminster Secondary, St. Nicholas Catholic Elementary, Oakridge Secondary, and Sir Frederick Banting Secondary.
Since the start of the pandemic, the region has recorded 1,268 cases of the virus. Of those 1,082 cases have been resolved, an increase of nine since Sunday.
The death toll is unchanged at 63 with no new COVID-19 linked deaths reported since Saturday.
Active cases of the virus in the London-area now stand at 123.
In Elgin and Oxford counties, six new cases were reported Monday. That brings the region's case count up to 380. The half a dozen additional infections come after a weekend anti-COVID-19 restriction rally in Aylmer that drew nearly 2,000 maskless protesters to the town. The demonstration led to emergency road closures but was mostly peaceful with only two incidents reported to police - one between a reporter and a citizen and the other between a citizen and a protester. To date, there have been no arrests or charges laid.
Southwestern Public Health, the health unit that oversees the two counties, recorded zero recoveries since Sunday, leaving the number of resolved cases at 322. The death toll is unchanged at five. Currently, there are 52 active cases.
Daily cases of COVID-19 continue to surpass the 1,000 mark in Ontario.
Public health officials logged 1,242 new infections on Monday, the fourth day in a row cases have hit quadruple-digits. There were a record 1,328 new cases Sunday, 1,132 cases Saturday, and 1,003 cases on Friday.
Toronto led the way with the most new infections of any other area in the province with 483. That was followed by Peel with 279, York with 107, and Ottawa with 57.
The total number of cases in the province has climbed to 85,395.
Twelve additional people died from the virus over the past 24 hours to increase the death toll to 3,245.
The number of resolved cases rose to 72,636 with 821 recoveries reported.
There are currently 367 COVID-19 infected patients in hospitals across the province. Of those, 84 are in the intensive care unit and 54 are relying on ventilators to breathe.
In the last 24 hour period, there were more than 28,400 COVID-19 tests processed.
