The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 13 more positive cases of the novel coronavirus at noon on Friday. The death toll remains at eight, and four more patients have recovered.
This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 183 in London Middlesex and the number of recoveries to 52. According to the MLHU, 17 cases involve long-term care homes.
There are five cases in retirement homes. Details regarding the new cases were not immediately available. The most recent COVID-19 case at a long-term care and retirement home in the area is at Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care on SM5 (St.
Mary’s 5th floor), confirmed Thursday. Around 70 outbreaks have been declared across the province at long-term care and retirement homes.