The Middlesex-London Health Unit, in consultation with the City of London and the County of Middlesex, has requested that the new restrictions announced yesterday by the Premier of Ontario be extended to the London and Middlesex region.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit has reported 47 new cases of COVID-19 in the last week, 30 of those since Wednesday alone. The Health Unit has also declared three outbreaks this week: one associated with downtown bars and restaurants, a second tied to a large party and a third, declared today, related to the Walmart store in Hyde Park.

The Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Chris Mackie, says that the limits announced for the Toronto, Peel and Ottawa regions yesterday, are now necessary in the Middlesex-London region in order to curb further spread of COVID-19 locally. The restrictions announced yesterday limit gatherings at private residences to 10 people indoors and 25 outdoors.

Dr. Mackie, London Mayor Ed Holder and the Warden of Middlesex County, Cathy Burghardt-Jesson will hold a virtual media briefing at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon to discuss these developments and events related to COVID-19 in the past few days.

Follow this link to attend today’s media briefing at 2:00 p.m.

For more information about COVID-19, please visit the Middlesex-London Health Unit’s website at www.healthunit.com/novel-coronavirus.

Media Contact:
Dan Flaherty, Communications Manager, Middlesex-London Health Unit,
519-663-5317, extension 2469 of 519-617-0570 (cell)