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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 of May 5 th , 2020: • Over 3.6 million COVID-19 cases and over 250,000 deaths have been reported worldwide. As of May 4 th , 2020: • 19,097 cases of this illness confirmed in Ontario, including 1446 deaths • 423 cases confirmed in the Middlesex-London region, including 40 deaths.

Number of Cases by Municipality Number of cases Percent of cases Municipality (%) 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 0 — Lucan-Biddulph 0 — Newbury 0 — Southwest Middlesex 0 — Total 424 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

MLHU Website Updates

Provincial Update • COVID-19 Provincial Testing Guidance Update • This document now includes information about: o Transferring a patient from the hospital to long-term care homes (pg. 3) o Guidance for testing newborns (pg. 8 & 9) o Conjunctivitis added as an atypical symptom o Other underlying reasons for patients presenting with only a runny nose, sneezing or congestion, such as seasonal allergies and post-nasal drip. o 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

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

Questions? Ask using chat function now, or after the webinar at: healthcareproviders@mlhu.on.ca