Ontario COVID-19 mask mandate lifts for most settings Of the 21 inpatients with COVID-19, 12 are being treated for COVID-19 while nine are being treated for something other than COVID-19 but were found to have an incidental infection.The organization says at least 159 staff were positive for COVID-19 as of Monday, down eight from Friday.At St.
Joseph’s Health Care London, figures remained unchanged Monday from March 17.As of that date, at least 64 health-care workers were positive for COVID-19, while two patients/residents at Parkwood Institute’s main building were positive.On Monday, the MLHU reported one new death and 174 new lab-confirmed cases since Friday.The death was reported on Saturday along with 57 additional lab-confirmed cases.
The health unit said the death involved a woman in her 80s who wasn’t linked with a long-term care facility and who was unvaccinated.The health unit says there have been nine deaths reported so far this month in the region.At least 63 lab-confirmed cases were reported on Sunday, while 54 cases were reported on Monday.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.
Education union concerned as mask mandates lift in London, Ont.-area schools The health unit says there have been 32,991 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.