Health officials in London-Middlesex reported one new death and 49 new COVID-19 cases in the region on Thursday.The death, health officials said, involved a 24-year-old man.
It’s the third death to be reported in the region during the pandemic involving someone in their 20s.Health officials said the individual had yet to be vaccinated.
Vaccine eligibility opened to all adults 18 and older on Tuesday of last week.“On the question of underlying conditions, we don’t have more information on that at this point.
What we do know is that there is a coroner’s investigation,” said Dr. Chris Mackie, the region’s medical officer of health, during Thursday’s briefing.“There is no doubt that COVID is a contributing cause of death.