SWPH is reporting 16 new cases of COVID-19 today and 19 resolved cases. Two people have died during the recent outbreaks, including a patient at TDMH and a resident at Caressant Care.
OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health is reporting 16 new cases of COVID-19 this morning, 19 resolved cases and 1 additional death.
The deceased is a woman in her 90's from Oxford County who was a resident at the Caressant Care Nursing home in Woodstock.
The active case count for SWPH region is 132 and you can find the complete break down below;
Woodstock -32
Tillsonburg - 27
Ingersoll - 8
Norwich Township - 7
East Zorra-Tavistock - 6
Blandford-Blenheim - 4
South-West Oxford - 2
Zorra - 1
St. Thomas - 26
Aylmer - 8
West Elgin - 6
Bayham - 3
Central Elgin - 1
Dutton/Dunwich - 1
13 people are currently being treated for the virus at the hospital and 5 of those patients are in the ICU.
An Outbreak has been declared at the Caressant Care Nursing Home in Woodstock and the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital.
Caressant Care has 4 residents and 6 staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19, meanwhile 14 patients and 5 staff members at the hospital have tested positive. Two people have died during the recent outbreaks, including a patient at TDMH and a resident at Caressant Care.
You can find more information regarding local COVID-19 cases and outbreaks online here.

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