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No New Cases of COVID-19 Today in Southwestern Public Health Region

Monday, 31 August 2020 12:20

For the 5th day in a row, Southwestern Public Health is reporting no new cases of COVID-19. We currently have 12 active cases in the region, two people are in the hospital with virus and both are in the ICU.

OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - For the 5th day in a row, Southwestern Public Health is reporting no new cases of COVID-19.

They also confirmed four new recoveries this morning, meaning we only have 12 active cases of the virus in the region. We currently have 2 active cases in Oxford County, all of them are in Woodstock. 

Here is the complete breakdown of active cases right now according to Southwestern Public Health:

Aylmer - 12

Bayham - 5

Woodstock - 2

With the active cases, 8 were caused by close contact, 2 from getting it at the workplace, 1 was from travel and 1 is still unknown.

To date we have had four institutional outbreaks at Long Term Care Homes. All four are listed as resolved. 5 people from the region have died from the virus and right now we have two people in the ICU. 

The number one symptom that has led to a positive test in the region is a cough, followed by a fever. Other symptoms that have resulted in positive tests include fatigue, headache, sore throat, shortness of breath and nasal congestion just to name a few. 17% of people who have tested positive in our region were asymptomatic. Right now we have 2 COVID-19 patients in the hospital with the virus and both are in the ICU.

You can check out the new database from Southwestern Public Health online here. 

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