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Southwestern Public Health Confirms 19 New Cases of COVID-19 This Morning

Friday, 7 May 2021 12:36

For the first time this week, the amount of new cases is higher then the resolved cases. Also 15 people are now in the hospital, including 6 in the ICU and more people have tested positive at TDMH.

OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health is reporting 19 new cases of COVID-19 this morning and 14 resolved cases.

The active case count for SWPH region is 122 and you can find the complete break down below;

Tillsonburg - 30

Woodstock - 25

Norwich Township - 7

East Zorra-Tavistock - 5

Ingersoll - 5

South-West Oxford - 2

Blandford-Blenheim - 2

St. Thomas - 28

Aylmer - 7

Bayham - 4

Central Elgin - 3

West Elgin - 3

Dutton-Dunwich - 1

15 people are currently being treated for the virus at the hospital and 6 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 and the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital. 

Caressant Care has 4 residents and 5 staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19, meanwhile 7 patients and 4 staff members at the hospital have tested positive.  

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

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