As the Easter long weekend unfolds, Ontario’s London-Middlesex region now has 197 positive cases of COVID-19 after 14 more were confirmed Saturday afternoon.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) also reported another death, raising the number of fatalities to nine. The health unit says two more patients have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries in the area to 54.
According to the MLHU, 18 cases involve long-term care homes, one more from Friday. There are five cases in retirement homes.
Details regarding the new cases were not immediately available. The most recent COVID-19 case with available details at a long-term care home was confirmed on Thursday.