Another 10 residents at the Caressant Care Retirement home in Woodstock have tested positive for COVID-19. The Health Unit also confirmed a resident death at Trillium in Norwich.
OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health has confirmed 24 new cases of the virus today, 23 resolved cases and 1 additional death.
The death was a woman in her 90's from Oxford County and a resident of Trillium Retirement Home in Norwich.
We currently have 5 people in the hospital with the virus, including 1 in the ICU. The Health Unit is reporting 187 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:
Woodstock - 53
Tillsonburg - 36
Norwich Township - 23
East Zorra-Tavistock - 12
Ingersoll - 6
South-West Oxford - 5
Blandford-Blenheim - 2
Zorra Township - 1
St. Thomas - 20
Aylmer - 17
Bayham - 5
Malahide - 2
Central Elgin - 1
West Elgin - 2
Southwold - 1
The Health Unit is also reporting 11 active outbreaks at long term care homes:
Arches Transitional Care - 0 resident cases, 1 staff case and 0 deaths
Caressant Care Retirement Home Woodstock - 29 resident cases, 5 staff cases 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
Trillium Retirement Home/Norwich Township - 13 resident cases, 5 staff cases and 1 death
Carressant Care Bonnie Place/St. Thomas - 2 resident case, 0 staff cases and 1 death
Woodingford Lodge/Woodstock site - 2 resident cases, 2 staff cases, 0 deaths
PeopleCare/Tavistock - 47 resident cases, 36 staff cases, 9 deaths
Maple Manor/Tillsonburg - 85 resident cases, 52 staff cases, 20 deaths
Terrace Lodge Aylmer - 0 residents cases, 6 staff case, 0 deaths
Elgin Manor, St. Thomas - 0 resident cases, 1 staff case, 0 deaths
You can find more information about the current state of our Long Term Care Homes online here.

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