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Southwestern Public Confirms 2 New Cases of COVID-19 Today

Thursday, 5 November 2020 11:41

Southwestern Public Health is reporting 2 new cases of the virus this morning and 5 recoveries. All 5 recoveries reported today are in Oxford County with 4 in Woodstock.

OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health is reporting 2 new cases of the virus this morning and 5 recoveries.  

We currently have 46 active cases of the virus in the region with 9 in Oxford County. 4 of the 5 recoveries reported today are in Woodstock. Here is the breakdown of the locations according to Southwestern Public Health:

Woodstock - 4

Tillsonburg - 2

Norwich - 2

South-West Oxford - 1

Bayham - 35

St. Thomas - 1

Aylmer - 1

To date we have had 7 institutional outbreaks at Long Term Care Homes.  We currently only have 1 active outbreak at the Secord Trails LTC home in Ingersoll where 1 staff member has tested positive. 5 people from the region have died from the virus. Southwestern Public Health is also dealing with an outbreak at an Orchard Farm in Bayham where 40 workers have tested positive. 

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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