On Tuesday, the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported nine COVID-19 cases and eight recoveries.In total, 12,550 cases have been confirmed in the region, with 12,285 of those listed as resolved, 39 active cases and 226 total deaths.The number of cases involving a variant of concern has climbed by six to 3,473.
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine seems to protect against Delta variant, study says 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 — 3,353 cases.The Gamma variant (P.1), which was first identified in Brazil, accounts for 95 cases.