One person has died and 104 others have tested positive for COVID-19 in London and Middlesex, local health officials reported on Thursday.The health unit also announced that vaccine eligibility was being expanded to people 55-plus at local mass vaccination clinics as of Friday, with people 50-plus expected to come next week as part of an “aggressive” vaccination timeline unveiled by the province.
The timeline aims to see all adults eligible by the week of May 24.At the same time, officials reported that the number of cases in the region confirmed to involve the P.1 variant, first detected in Brazil, had risen by two to four.