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Middlesex-London marks fifth straight day with double-digit COVID-19 cases

Amanda Taccone CTVNewsLondon.ca Web Producer

Published Tuesday, November 10, 2020 12:22PM EST Last Updated Tuesday, November 10, 2020 9:05PM EST

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MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ONT. -- The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting 11 new COVID-19 cases in the region Tuesday, after setting a record on Sunday.

The region recorded 37 new cases Sunday, the highest single-day total in the region since the pandemic began in March. It beat a record of 27 set just two days earlier.

The 11 new cases reported Tuesday bring the total in the region to 1,278, with 1,092 resolved and 63 deaths, leaving 123 active cases.

The health unit has said that if the current trend continues it is possible the London region could face additional restrictions.

Fortunately, the rise in cases has not brought with it an increase in hospitalizations, with the London Health Sciences Centre reporting the number of COVID-19 inpatients is stable.

There are two ongoing outbreaks in seniors’ facilities, at Henley Place LTC Residence and Chartwell Royalcliffe Retirement, though none of the new cases are associated with long-term care or retirement homes.

There are no outbreaks in child care, elementary or high schools, though several new school cases were reported Monday bringing the total associated with those facilities in Middlesex-London to 32.

Two new cases at Northdale Public School in Woodstock were confirmed by Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) on Tuesday while a presumptive case at Straffordville Public School in Elgin County is suspected. A single at Eagle Heights Public School was also reported Tuesday.

The Thames Valley District School Board says staff, parents and guardians have been notified and the schools remain open with buses running and local health units are in the process of invetigating and notifying close contacts.

Here is where the cases stand in other area regions based on the most recent publicly available data:

Elgin-Oxford – six new, 30 active, 386 total, 351 resolved, five deaths
Haldimand-Norfolk – three new, 29 active, 574 total, 508 resolved, 32 deaths
Sarnia-Lambton – one new, nine active, 381 total, 347 resolved, 25 deaths
Grey-Bruce – one new, 11 active, 191 total, 180 resolved, no deaths
Huron-Perth – three new, 48 active, 206 total, 150 resolved, eight deaths

The Huron Perth Health Unit continues to deal with a significant outbreak at Cedarcroft Retirement Place in Stratford, where there have been 46 cases and three deaths to date.

Ontario set another record for daily infections, with 1,388 new cases reported Tuesday.