‘We aren’t far away’ from lifting Ontario’s mask mandate, Doug Ford says As patient numbers have fallen in recent weeks, staff cases have continued to climb.As of Monday, 232 staff members at LHSC were positive for COVID-19, up from 198 on Friday, and 144 on Feb.
18.At St. Joseph’s Health Care London, 47 cases were reported active among health care workers, down from 59 on Friday. One case was reported involving a patient or resident of Parkwood Institute’s main building, down from one on Friday.The Middlesex-London Health Unit reported no new deaths and 50 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, marking at least the fifth day in a row that the region has not reported a COVID-related death.At least 49 COVID-19-related deaths have been reported in the region so far this month.
Eight were reported on Wednesday of last week.Health officials say no deaths were reported over the weekend, while 57 lab-confirmed cases each were reported on Saturday and Sunday.It should be noted, however, that due to changes in eligibility for PCR testing, daily case counts are not considered a fully reliable reflection of COVID-19 activity in the region.The Middlesex-London Health Unit says individuals who are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should consider themselves to be positive for COVID-19 and self-isolate.
The health unit has provided information on what to do if you develop symptoms, test positive on a rapid test or PCR test or have been exposed to someone who has tested positive.The health unit says there have been 31,757 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.