For the second time in as many days, a resident at peopleCare in Tavistock has passed away with COVID-19. The LTC home is reporting 3 new resident cases today as well.
OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health has confirmed 23 new cases of the virus today, 43 resolved cases and 1 additional death.
The death being reported today was a resident at peopleCare in Tavistock. This is the second time in as many days a resident at peoplecare has passed away with the virus, bringing the total number of deaths at the Long Term Care home to 9.
We currently have 12 people in the hospital with the virus, including 4 in the ICU. The Health Unit is reporting 271 active cases with most of them in Tillsonburg, Woodstock, Norwich Township, and St. Thomas. Here is the breakdown of the locations according to Southwestern Public Health:
Tillsonburg - 71
Norwich Township - 36
Woodstock - 33
Ingersoll - 14
East Zorra-Tavistock - 11
Zorra Township - 11
South-West Oxford - 4
Blandfordp-Blenheim - 1
St. Thomas - 35
Aylmer - 26
Bayham - 11
Central Elgin - 7
Southwold - 5
Malahide - 3
West Elgin - 2
Dutton-Dunwich - 1
The Health Unit is also reporting 11 active outbreaks at long term care homes:
Harvest Crossing Retirement Residence - 0 resident cases, 1 staff case and 0 deaths
Chartwell Oxford Gardens - 0 resident cases, 1 staff case and 0 deaths
Dayspring Residence Tillsonburg - 1 resident cases, 0 staff case and 0 deaths
Extendicare/Port Stanley - 0 resident cases, 2 staff case and 0 deaths
Trillium Retirement Home/Norwich Township - 13 resident cases, 5 staff cases and 0 deaths
Carressant Care Bonnie Place/St. Thomas - 2 resident case, 0 staff cases and 1 death
Woodingford Lodge/Woodstock site - 2 resident cases, 1 staff cases, 0 deaths
PeopleCare/Tavistock - 43 resident cases, 36 staff cases, 9 deaths
Maple Manor/Tillsonburg - 85 resident cases, 53 staff cases, 17 deaths
Terrace Lodge Aylmer - 0 residents cases, 6 staff case, 0 deaths.
Seasonal Retirement Home - St. Thomas - 0 resident cases, 1 staff case and 0 deaths
You can find more information about the current state of our Long Term Care Homes and the daily numbers from Southwestern Public Health online here.
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