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COVID-19: 139 cases in London-Middlesex as region records sixth triple-digit day in just over a week
For the third day in a row, and for the sixth time since the month began, the London and Middlesex region has recorded a single-day COVID-19 case jump in the triple digits.The region also saw two new outbreaks declared in student residences associated with Western University.The local case count rose by 139 cases, the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported, bringing the region’s pandemic case tally to 8,098, with 6,824 resolved cases, marking an increase of 54 from the previous day. At least 190 deaths have been reported, most recently on Saturday.At least 1,084 cases were active in London-Middlesex as of Friday, the health unit said.The 139 case jump is the third-highest that the region has seen during the pandemic, behind 148 on Jan.