Fitness and dance studio business owners are speaking out about the negative impact the latest restrictions put out by the Middlesex-London Health Unit will have on their businesses.

The Middlesex London health unit is reporting one new death linked to the novel coronavirus on Saturday.

The Middlesex London Health Unit has fine tuned the latest restrictions impacting indoor sports and recreation facilities after consulting with those in the industry.

There are at least 69 known active cases of the coronavirus in London and Middlesex, health unit figures show.

A day after new restrictions were announced that would impact youth sports in the London area, some minor tweaks could be on the way.

Thursday's update leaves 68 known active cases in the city and county.

The restrictions were announced during a media briefing on Wednesday from the Middlesex-London Health Unit.

It's the second COVID-19-related death to be reported in the region in less than a week.

The region's total case tally stands at 1,045, of which 920 people have recovered and 58 have died.

Nine new cases of the coronavirus and 24 new recoveries were reported by officials with the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) on Saturday.