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SWPH Confirms 11 New Cases of COVID-19 This Morning

Most of the active cases right now are coming from Elgin County, with the highest rate of infection in Aylmer and Bayham.

OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health confirmed 11 new cases of COVID-19 this morning and 8 recoveries. 

The Health Unit also removed 1 case from the dashboard. 

This brings our total number of ongoing cases to 79 and you can find the complete breakdown below:

Woodstock - 8

Tillsonburg - 8

Zorra - 5

South-West Oxford - 4

Ingersoll - 2

Norwich Township - 2 

Blandford Blenheim - 1

East Zorra-Tavistock - 1 

Aylmer - 20

Bayham - 10

St. Thomas - 8

Central Elgin - 3

Dutton-Dunwich - 3

West Elgin - 3

Southwold - 1

Four people are currently being treated for the virus in hospital, including one patient 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 85.9 percent of eligible residents have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 81.0 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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