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Southwestern Public Health Confirms 7 New Cases of COVID-19 This Morning

We have the same amount of resolved cases as new cases today in the Southwestern Public Health region, meaning the active case count remains the same at 78.

OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health confirmed 7 new cases of COVID-19 today and 7 recoveries. 

This means we still have 78 ongoing cases within the health unit and you can find the complete break down below;

Woodstock - 35

Ingersoll - 8

Tillsonburg - 5

East Zorra-Tavistock - 3

South-West Oxford - 3

Norwich Township - 1 

St. Thomas - 11

Central Elgin - 9

Aylmer - 1

Bayham - 1 

Dutton-Dunwich - 1 

Four people are currently being treated for the virus at the hospital with none in the ICU.

Only one active outbreak remains in effect at this time; the Arches Transitional Bed Program in Woodstock. It was first declared last Tuesday and only one staff member has tested positive since then. 

Southwestern Public Health has screened 50 people for a variant of concern, of those cases, 20 are still active. Southwestern Public Health have now administered at least one dose of vaccine to 5,023 people or 4.2% of the population. 

You can find more information regarding local COVID-19 cases and outbreaks online here.

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