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The presentation will start shortly COVID-19 Health Care Provider Briefing Middlesex and London Region May 5, 2020 Welcome Presenter: Dr. Alex Summers Associate Medical Officer of Health Middlesex-London Health Unit Surveillance Report As
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Welcome
Presenter:
- Dr. Alex Summers
Associate Medical Officer of Health Middlesex-London Health Unit
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Surveillance Report
As of May 5th , 2020:
- Over 3.6 million COVID-19 cases and over
250,000 deaths have been reported worldwide. As of May 4th , 2020:
- 19,097 cases of this illness confirmed in
Ontario, including 1446 deaths
- 423 cases confirmed in the Middlesex-London
region, including 40 deaths.
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Number of Cases by Municipality
Data source: MLHU COVID-19 Case and Contact Management System, extracted 2020-05-05 at 08:30 EDT. Data current as
- f the end of day 2020-05-04
Municipality
Number of cases Percent of cases (%)
London 392 92.5 Strathroy-Caradoc 17 4.0 Middlesex Centre 7 1.7 Thames Centre 4 0.9 North Middlesex 4 0.9 Adelaide Metcalfe — Lucan-Biddulph — Newbury — Southwest Middlesex —
Total
424 —
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Cases by Reported Date
Data source: MLHU COVID-19 Case and Contact Management System, extracted 2020-05-05 at 08:30 EDT. Data current as of the end of day 2020-05-04.
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Cases by Reported Date
Data source: MLHU COVID-19 Case and Contact Management System, extracted 2020-05-05 at 08:30 EDT. Data current as of the end of day 2020-05-04.
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Cases by Onset Date
Data source: MLHU COVID-19 Case and Contact Management System, extracted 2020-05-05 at 08:30 EDT. Data current as of the end of day 2020-05-04. Note: Illness that began in the period denoted by the grey bars may not yet be reported.
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Cases by Onset Date
Data source: MLHU COVID-19 Case and Contact Management System, extracted 2020-05-05 at 08:30 EDT. Data current as of the end of day 2020-05-04. Note: Illness that began in the period denoted by the grey bars may not yet be reported.
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MLHU Website Updates
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Provincial Update
- COVID-19 Provincial Testing Guidance Update
- This document now includes information about:
- Transferring a patient from the hospital to long-term care homes (pg. 3)
- Guidance for testing newborns (pg. 8 & 9)
- Conjunctivitis added as an atypical symptom
- Other underlying reasons for patients presenting with only a runny nose,
sneezing or congestion, such as seasonal allergies and post-nasal drip.
- Testing considerations for cancer patients (appendix B) and hemodialysis
patients (appendix C)
Based on this information the following documents have also been updated:
- Quick Reference Public Health Guidance on Testing and Clearance
- COVID-19 Patient Screening Guidance
- COVID-19 Reference Document for Symptoms
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COVID-19 Briefing Webinars
- The MLHU is hosting twice weekly briefing
webinars for healthcare providers.
- Held on Tuesdays and Fridays from 12:00 p.m. to
12:30 p.m.
- Please send your questions to
healthcareproviders@mlhu.on.ca
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