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Southwestern Public Confirms 4 New Cases of COVID-19 Today

Friday, 13 November 2020 at 12:31

The Health Unit also confirmed several recoveries in Oxford County today, however we still have 39 active cases.

OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health is reporting 4 new cases of the virus.

We currently have 44 active cases of the virus in the region with 39 in Oxford County after the Health Unit also confirmed a number of recoveries. Here is the breakdown of the locations according to Southwestern Public Health:

Woodstock - 15

Norwich - 10

South-West Oxford - 3

Ingersoll - 3

Zorra Township - 2

Tillsonburg - 2

Blandford-Blenheim - 2 

East Zorra-Tavistock - 2

Aylmer - 4

St. Thomas - 1 

To date we have had 8 institutional outbreaks at Long Term Care Homes. The active outbreak is at the Bethany Long Term Care Home in Norwich. 

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. 18% 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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