St. Thomas now has 73 active cases as an outbreak continues amongst the homeless population.
OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health Unit confirmed 26 new cases of COVID-19 this morning and 25 resolved cases.
This brings our total number of ongoing cases to 226. You can find a complete breakdown of the numbers, based on location here.
Woodstock - 39
Tillsonburg - 25
Ingersoll - 14
Norwich Township - 13
South-West Oxford - 7
Zorra - 4
Blandford-Blenheim - 2
East-Zorra Tavistock - 2
St. Thomas - 73
Aylmer - 21
Dutton/Dunwich - 9
Central Elgin - 7
Malahide - 4
Bayham - 4
Southwold - 3
West Elgin - 2
10 people are currently being treated for the virus in hospital, including 6 people in the ICU.
The Health Unit says 85.2 percent of residents 12+ have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 83.1 percent have been fully vaccinated. The Health Unit is also dealing with an outbreak at Caressant Care Bonnie Place in St. Thomas where 10 residents and 8 staff members have tested positive for the virus. One resident has died from COVID-19 during the outbreak.
You can find more information regarding case numbers and vaccination numbers in the Southwestern Public Health Region online here.

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