Southwestern Public Health is reporting a small spike in cases today with 16 new cases confirmed and 9 recoveries. We currently have 49 active cases in the region.
OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health is reporting 16 new cases of the virus today and 9 resolved cases.
We currently have 1 person with the virus in the hospital and they are in the ICU. The Health Unit is reporting 49 active cases. Here is the breakdown of the locations according to Southwestern Public Health:
Woodstock - 13
Norwich Township - 4
Zorra Township - 3
East Zorra-Tavistock - 3
Blandford-Blenheim - 2
Ingersoll - 2
Tillsonburg - 1
South-West Oxford - 1
Blandford-Blenheim - 1
Aylmer - 19
St. Thomas - 2
Central Elgin - 1
The Health Unit is also reporting three active outbreaks at local long term care homes at the Arches Transitional Bed Program in Woodstock, Bethany Care Home in Norwich and Maples Retirement Home in Tavistock. In all three cases only 1 person has tested positive, two residents and 1 staff member at the Arches Transitional Bed program.

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