We currently have 166 active cases in the Southwestern Public Health Region with most of them in Woodstock, Norwich Township and St. Thomas.
OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health has confirmed 10 new cases of the virus today and 3 resolved cases.
We currently have 5 people in the hospital with the virus, including 1 in the ICU. The Health Unit is reporting 166 active cases with most of them in Woodstock, Norwich Township and St. Thomas. Here is the breakdown of the locations according to Southwestern Public Health:
Woodstock - 58
Norwich Township - 21
Tillsonburg - 17
East Zorra-Tavistock - 13
Ingersoll - 7
South-West Oxford - 3
Blandford-Blenheim - 3
Zorra Township - 3
St. Thomas - 23
Aylmer - 8
Bayham - 4
Malahide - 2
West Elgin - 3
Dutton/Dunwich - 1
The Health Unit is also reporting 9 active outbreaks at long term care homes:
Caressant Care Retirement Home Woodstock - 38 resident cases, 9 staff cases 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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