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Southwestern Public Confirms 10 New Cases of COVID-19 Today

Thursday, 12 November 2020 11:49

All of the new cases confirmed today are in Oxford County and every municipality in the County currently has at least 2 active cases.

OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health is reporting 10 new cases of the virus this morning and 1 recovery

We currently have 48 active cases of the virus in the region with 43 in Oxford County. Here is the breakdown of the locations according to Southwestern Public Health:

Woodstock - 17

Norwich - 11

South-West Oxford - 4

Ingersoll - 3

Zorra Township - 2

Tillsonburg - 2

Blandford-Blenheim - 2

East Zorra-Tavistock - 2

Aylmer - 4

St. Thomas - 1

To date we have had 7 institutional outbreaks at Long Term Care Homes. All of the outbreaks are currently listed as resolved.

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.

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

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