We currently have 3 people in the hospital, including 2 in the ICU with the virus.
OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health confirmed 19 new cases of the virus this morning and 13 recoveries.
We currently have 90 active cases with most of them in Woodstock, Aylmer and St. Thomas. Here is the breakdown of the locations according to Southwestern Public Health:
Woodstock - 16
Ingersoll - 6
Tillsonburg - 6
Norwich Township - 5
Blandford-Blenheim - 4
Zorra Township - 4
East Zorra-Tavistock - 3
St. Thomas - 28
Aylmer - 14
Bayham - 6
Central Elgin - 1
Southwold - 1
To date we have had 11 institutional outbreaks at Long Term Care Homes. The only active outbreak in the region is at the Terrace Lodge in Aylmer after 1 staff member tested positive for COVID-19. We currently have 3 people in the hospital with the virus including 2 in the ICU.
The number one symptom that has led to a positive test in the region is a cough, followed by a fever. Other symptoms that have resulted in positive tests include fatigue, headache, sore throat, shortness of breath and nasal congestion just to name a few. 17% of people who have tested positive in our region were asymptomatic.
You can check out the new database from Southwestern Public Health online here.

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