The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in London and Middlesex rose on Wednesday to 19 after local health officials reported five new cases, one involving a hospitalization.
Details are only known about two of the five cases. One involves a woman in her 70s who had recently travelled to the Philippines and who is currently in self-isolation, said the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU).
The other involves a woman in her 80s, who is now in hospital after becoming infected through close contact. Her current status isn’t known.
At the same time, just outside of London, health officials in Sarnia-Lambton reported their first cases of COVID-19. In a statement, Lambton Public Health and Bluewater Health said five cases had been confirmed, all