COVID-19 case record on Friday after the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported 67 new cases — nine more than the previous record set just a day earlier.At the same time, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) reported one death at Victoria Hospital — the first to be linked to outbreaks declared at the facility earlier this week.
Due to reporting lags, however, it won’t be officially reported by the health unit until noon on Saturday.The region’s total case tally stands at 2,322, of which 1,875 people have recovered, 17 more than the day before.Including the death reported Friday by LHSC, at least 83 COVID-19-related fatalities have been reported during the pandemic, 17 just this month.The previous death reported in the region was on Thursday,.