Southwestern Public Health has also confirmed the 68th COVID-19 related death in our region, a man in his 60's from Oxford County.
OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health confirmed 10 new cases of COVID-19 today and 13 resolved cases and one additional COVID-19 related death.
The deceased is a man in his 60's from Oxford County. This death is not related to a Long-Term Care or a Retirement Home. The Health Unit does not currently have any outbreaks at LTC or retirement homes in the region. This is the 68th confirmed COVID-19 related death in the Southwestern Public Health Region.
We currently have 76 ongoing cases within the health unit and you can find the complete break down below;
Woodstock - 26
Ingersoll - 7
Tillsonburg - 5
South-West Oxford - 4
East Zorra-Tavistock - 3
Norwich Township - 2
St. Thomas - 15
Central Elgin - 9
Aylmer - 2
Bayham - 1
Dutton-Dunwich - 1
Malahide - 1
Three people are currently being treated for the virus at the hospital with none in the ICU.
Southwestern Public Health has screened 57 people for a variant of concern, of those cases, 20 are still active. Southwestern Public Health have now administered at least one dose of vaccine to 7,616 people or 5.5% of the population.
You can find more information regarding local COVID-19 cases and outbreaks online here.

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