The local health unit is also reporting 6 resolved cases and A man in his 50's from Oxford County has died with COVID-19.
OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health has confirmed 6 new cases of the virus today, 6 resolved cases and 1 additional COVID-19 related death.
The death is attributed to a man from Oxford County in his 50's.
We currently have 5 people in the hospital with the virus and none are in the ICU at the moment. The Health Unit is reporting 134 active cases with 77 in Woodstock. Here is the breakdown of the locations according to Southwestern Public Health:
Woodstock - 77
Ingersoll - 13
Norwich Township - 6
Tillsonburg - 3
East Zorra-Tavistock - 2
Zorra Township - 2
St. Thomas - 21
Dutton/Dunwich - 5
Aylmer - 2
Malahide - 2
West Elgin - 1
Bayham - 1
Central Elgin - 1
The Health Unit is also reporting 6 active outbreaks at long term care homes, including 3 more cases at Caressant Care Retirement home in Woodstock:
Extendicare Port Stanley - 0 resident cases, 1 staff case and 0 deaths
Caressant Care Retirement Home Woodstock - 51 resident cases, 18 staff cases and 1 death
Arches Transitional Bed Program Woodstock - 0 resident cases, 1 staff case and 0 deaths
PeopleCare/Tavistock - 47 resident cases, 38 staff cases, 10 deaths
Maple Manor/Tillsonburg - 85 resident cases, 52 staff cases, 20 deaths
Trillium Retirement Home Norwich - 1 resident case, 0 staff cases, 1 death
You can find more information about the current state of our Long Term Care Homes online here.

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