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Southwestern Public Health Confirms 53 New Cases of COVID-19 Over the Long Weekend

SWPH also confirmed 50 resolved cases over the past 3 days. Six people are in the hospital locally with COVID-19, including 2 in the ICU.

OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health confirmed 53 new cases of COVID-19 over the Thanksgiving long weekend and 50 recoveries. 

This brings our total number of ongoing cases to 87 and you can find the complete breakdown below:

Woodstock - 12

Norwich Township - 8

Tillsonburg - 8

South-West Oxford - 6

Ingersoll - 3

East Zorra-Tavistock - 3

Zorra - 2

Blandford Blenheim - 1

Aylmer - 13

St. Thomas - 12

Bayham - 10

Dutton-Dunwich - 5

West Elgin - 2

Malahide - 2

Six people are currently being treated for the virus in hospital, including two patients in the ICU. An outbreak has been declared at Elgin Manor in St. Thomas after two residents and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. 

The Health Unit says 86.1 percent of eligible residents have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 81.6 percent have been fully vaccinated.

You can find more information regarding case numbers and vaccination numbers in the Southwestern Public Health Region online here.

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