The Middlesex-London Health Unit reported 10 new COVID-19 cases and two recoveries on Wednesday.However, the total case count increased by 11 to 12,561.
Of those, 12,287 are listed as resolved and 226 deaths have been recorded in total.Currently, at least 48 cases are listed as active.The number of cases involving a variant of concern stands at 3,478, an increase of five from Tuesday.
Haircuts, small indoor gatherings now allowed as Ontario enters Step 2 of COVID-19 reopening plan The health unit says the Alpha variant (B.1.1.7), which was first identified in the U.K., has accounted for nearly all of them — 3,356 cases.The Gamma variant (P.1), which was first identified in Brazil, accounts for 96 cases.