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The number of hospitalizations and intensive care admissions for COVID-19 continues to rise in Middlesex-London as the Omicron wave continues, reaching a pandemic high of 107 hospitalized patients for COVID-19 at the Health Sciences Center on Tuesday. From london.
The previous record was 99 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 on May 5, 2021.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit reported 260 cases Tuesday and no new deaths.
The MLHU released new vaccination data on Tuesday, dating to the end of January 8. Based on the data, nearly a third of those over the age of five have received their third dose (note that only those over the age of 18 are eligible for a third dose). In particular, more than 68 percent of those over the age of 12 have received a third dose.
Hospitalizations
LHSC is treating a record 107 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, up from 89 on Monday and 59 a week ago.
Of them, 21 are in intensive care for adults, unchanged from Monday and more than 10 a week ago.
Five or fewer are at Children’s Hospital and five or fewer are in pediatric intensive care, unchanged from Monday. Last Tuesday, there were five or fewer inpatients with COVID-19 at Children’s Hospital and zero in pediatric intensive care.
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Of the 107 patients, 71 are being treated for COVID-19 while 36 are being treated for COVID-19, up from 68 and 21, respectively, the day before. These data were not available last week.
Among staff, there are 468 cases of COVID-19, up from 434 on Monday and 210 a week ago.
There are currently active outbreaks at the 7IP University Hospital in Clinical Neurosciences and at the B7-200 Adult Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Victoria Hospital.
The outbreak in UH involves 12 patient cases and five or fewer confirmed cases among staff with another 17 possible staff cases. The outbreak at Victoria Hospital involves seven patient cases and five or fewer confirmed cases among staff with another eight possible staff cases.
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St. Joseph’s Health Care London reports a total of 124 cases among healthcare workers. Of those, 109 are unrelated to the outbreak, up from 70 on Monday, which was unchanged from the previous week. There are also now 15 outbreak-related cases among staff, up from zero the day before.
Among patients or residents, there are a total of 58 cases. Of those, 45 are outbreak-related cases at the Parkwood Institute’s main building and nine are outbreak-related cases at the Mount Hope Long-Term Care Center, up from 19 and six, respectively, on Monday (which also remained unchanged for a week).
In addition, there are now four non-outbreaks among patients or residents: two at Mount Hope Center for Long-Term Care and one at the Parkwood Institute main building and one at the Parkwood Institute Mental Health Care building. No patient or resident cases other than outbreaks were reported Monday.
St. Joseph’s is currently reporting outbreaks at SM1, MV5, and MV1 at Mount Hope and at 3AE, 3KE, 4BE, 4AE, 4AN, 2Perth, GRU, and MSK at the Parkwood Institute’s main building.
Cases and evidence
The MLHU reported 260 cases Tuesday and no new deaths.
Four deaths were reported over the weekend involving a 90-year-old woman, a 70-year-old woman and a 90-year-old man, all associated with long-term care and had received three doses of the vaccine, as well as death. of a woman. in their 70 years without association with long-term care and who had not been vaccinated.
Please note that due to changes in eligibility for PCR testing, daily case counts are no longer considered a fully reliable reflection of COVID-19 activity in the region.
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In total, there have been 24,566 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic, including 4,280 active cases (a decrease from 216), 20,023 resolved cases (an increase from 482) and 263 deaths (unchanged from Monday).
The test positivity rate for the week of December 26, 2021, the most recent data available, reached 28.3% in Middlesex-London, down from 15.5% for the week of December 19 and 6 , 9% for the week of December 12. .
Sprouts
As of Tuesday, the outbreaks are active in the following long-term care homes, nursing homes, or hospitals:
- Arbor Trace Alzheimer’s Special Care Center, facility-wide, declared Jan.4
- Babcock Community Care Center, facility-wide, declared Dec. 31
- Chartwell London, Magnolia and Pinebrook areas declared December 18
- Chartwell Parkhill, Field Unit, declared Jan. 1
- Country Terrace, Notting Hill Unit, declared December 28
- Dearness Home, at 5E, 5W, 4E, Oakdale and 2W, declared December 29
- Dorchester Terrace, facility-wide, declared Jan.6
- Earls Court Village, first and third floors, declared January 2
- Elmwood Place, facility-wide, declared December 27
- Extendicare, second and third floor, declared on December 24
- Henley Place LTC Residence, facility-wide, declared December 29
- Highview Residence – Chapin House, entire facility, declared Jan 7
- Kensington Village, 1st and 2nd floors, declared Jan. 4
- Kensington Village Retirement, Highbury area, declared Jan 4
- LHSC – University Hospital, 7IP Neurosciences, declared on January 1
- LHSC – Victoria Hospital, PICU, declared on December 31
- Manor Village in London, 4 West and 4 Center, declared January 10
- McCormick Home, Evergreen Unit, declared Dec. 14
- McGarrell Place, facility-wide, declared January 1
- Meadow Park Care Center, facility-wide, declared Jan. 1
- Middlesex Terrace, third floor, declared December 26
- Mount Hope Center for Long Term Care, SM1, MV5 and MV1, declared December 25
- Oakcrossing Retirement Living, facility-wide, declared Jan.4
- Parkwood Institute Main Building, 2 Perth, declared January 5
- Parkwood Institute Main Building, 3 Kent / Essex, declared December 31
- Parkwood Institute Main Building, 3A-East, declared December 23
- Parkwood Institute Main Building, 4 Bruce Elgin, declared January 3
- Parkwood Institute Main Building, 4AE / 4AN, declared Jan.9
- Parkwood Institute Main Building, 5AN and 5AE, declared Jan.9
- Strathmere Lodge, facility-wide, declared Jan.6
- Village of Glendale Crossing, entire facility, Lambeth, declared December 25
- Westmount Gardens, Daisy Unit, declared January 3
There is also an outbreak at Peoplecare Oak Crossing in White Pine and Red Oak, declared on December 31, but the disease is only described as “unknown respiratory.”
An earlier outbreak at the Sisters of St. Joseph care facility, declared on December 24, was recorded as terminated on January 10.
There are no active outbreaks in elementary or middle schools, daycare centers, or junior centers or post-secondary institutions in MLHU’s jurisdiction as of Friday.
vaccines
The MLHU released updated vaccination data Tuesday, showing a large increase in the number of third doses administered.
As of January 8, 88.6% of those over the age of five have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, up from 88% the previous week, while 82.7% have received two doses, compared to 82.1% a week earlier.
The percentage of people age five and older who received the third dose increased to 31.8% as of January 8 from 25.4% as of January 1. Please note that those under the age of 18 are currently not eligible for a third dose.
Additionally, more than 68 percent of people over the age of 70 have received a third dose.
The percentage of MLHU residents vaccinated by age group as of January 8, 2022.
via the Middlesex-London Health Unit
The Middlesex-London Health Unit says that people with symptoms of COVID-19 should be considered positive for COVID-19 and self-isolate.
The health unit has provided information on what to do if you develop symptoms, have a positive rapid test or PCR, or have been exposed to someone who has tested positive.
Data from the health unit show that since November 30, 40.46% of hospitalized cases have involved people who were not vaccinated and 56.49% involved people with all vaccines in the same period of weather. The rest involve those who were partially vaccinated. Keep in mind that unvaccinated residents make up only 11.4 percent of the region’s population ages five and older as of January 8.
On the website of the health unit, residents can find information about emerging clinics, mass vaccination clinics and pharmacies, as well as guidance for anyone vaccinated outside the province or country, transport bracket for those in need and more.
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