On Air Now

World's Best Weekend

1:00am - 8:00am

  • 519-537-1047

Now Playing

Southwestern Public Health Confirms 12 New Cases of COVID-19 This Morning

The active case count is dropping in SWPH, however a record 11 people are in the hospital with COVID-19 locally and a total of 8 people have now tested positive at Caressant Care in Woodstock.

OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health is reporting 12 new cases of COVID-19 this morning and 16 resolved cases.

The active case count for SWPH region is 136 and you can find the complete break down below;

Woodstock - 33

Tillsonburg - 31

Ingersoll - 5

Norwich Township - 5

East Zorra-Tavistock - 4

Blandford-Blenheim - 2

South-West Oxford - 2

Zorra Township - 1

St. Thomas - 31

Aylmer - 10

Central Elgin - 6

Dutton-Dunwich - 3

Bayham - 1

Southwold - 1 

Malahide - 1

11 people are currently being treated for the virus at the hospital and 4 of those patients are in the ICU. This data only reflects SWPH patients and is not an indicator of our local hospital capacity. It is a reflection of how many people locally had a sever enough illness from COVID-19 to end up in the hospital or ICU. 

An Outbreak has been declared at the Caressant Care Nursing Home in Woodstock with 3 residents and 5 staff members testing positive for COVID-19. 

You can find more information regarding local COVID-19 cases and outbreaks online here.

More from Local News

Comments

Add a comment

Log in to the club or enter your details below.
Rating *

Weather