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COVID-19: 1 death, 97 new cases reported in London-Middlesex, health unit says
One new death and 97 new coronavirus cases have been reported in London and Middlesex, local health officials said Wednesday, marking the largest single-day case jump the region has seen in two and a half months.Additionally, at least three more cases have screened variant positive.The update comes as the region grapples with a growing third wave of the pandemic, driven in part by a rise in cases involving variants of concern.The region’s pandemic case tally stood at 7,091 as of Wednesday, of which 6,398 had resolved, an increase of 33 from the day before.The local COVID-19 death toll now stands at 188, after the health unit reported a death on Wednesday for the second day in a row that involved a man in his 80s who was not associated with