A small spike of COVID-19 cases over the weekend in SWPH means our active case count has jumped from 9 to 20.
OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health Region is reporting 13 new cases of COVID-19 from the weekend and 2 resolved cases
This means the active case count for the region has jumped up from 9 to 20 over the past couple of days. You can find a complete breakdown of the numbers below:
Woodstock - 7
Zorra - 2
East Zorra-Tavistock - 2
Blandfor-Blenheim - 1
Norwich Township - 1
St. Thomas - 3
West Elgin - 2
Aylmer - 2
Bayham - 1
Currently one person is in the hospital with COVID-19 in the SWPH region. Nearly 80% of the adult population 18+ in the SWPH region have received at least one dose of the vaccine and over 42% of the adult population in the region have received two doses.
You can find more information regarding local COVID-19 cases and outbreaks online here.

Woodstock Will Name an Official Bird
The Community Challenge Set to Return
STAGES Presents: The Addams Family
Smile Cookies Raise Over $131,300 for Local Charities
Zorra Candidate Profile: Crystal Finch
UPDATE: Tornado Confirmed North of Belmont
Middlesex OPP Charge Woodstock Man
Ingersoll Man is $75,000 Richer
OPP Investigating Alcohol Theft in Ingersoll
Introducing the Heartbeat Lager!
DART Shining a Light on Strangulation
Norwich Candidate Profile - Jim Palmer
Sunrise Farms Expanding into Woodstock
Blandford-Blenheim Candidate Profile - Vanessa Hnat
Brant OPP Briefs - May 20th, 2026
Next Executive Director of United Way Oxford Revealed
Former YMCA Building to House Homelessness Support Centre
Trevor Birtch Trial Daily Recap - Case 2
Tornado & Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued
PWHL Will Expand to San Jose
Comments
Add a comment