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Southwestern Public Health Confirms 19 New Cases of COVID-19 Over the Weekend

Monday, 3 May 2021 at 11:41

SWPH is reporting 44 new cases of COVID-19 since the weekend and 42 resolved cases. A record 10 people remain in the hospital locally with the virus, including 3 in the ICU.

OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health is reporting 44 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday and 42 resolved cases.

The active case count for SWPH region is 140 and you can find the complete break down below;

Woodstock - 33

Tillsonburg - 31

Ingersoll - 6

Norwich Township - 6

South-West Oxford - 3

Blandford-Blenheim - 2

East Zorra-Tavistock - 2 

Zorra Township - 1

St. Thomas - 32

Aylmer - 11

Dutton-Dunwich - 5

Central Elgin - 5

Bayham - 1

Southwold - 1 

Malahide - 1

Ten people are currently being treated for the virus at the hospital and three 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 3 staff members testing positive for COVID-19. 

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

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