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SWPH Confirms 36 New Cases of COVID-19 This Morning

The active case count for the region now sits at 234.

OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health Unit confirmed 36 new cases of COVID-19 this morning and just 10 resolved cases. 

This brings our total number of ongoing cases to 234. You can find a complete breakdown of the numbers, based on location here. 

Woodstock - 40

Ingersoll - 18

Tillsonburg - 16

Norwich Township - 16

South-West Oxford - 9

East-Zorra Tavistock - 7

Zorra - 4

Blandford-Blenheim - 3

St. Thomas - 66

Aylmer - 19

Central Elgin - 10

Dutton/Dunwich - 8

Malahide - 8

Bayham - 5

Southwold - 3 

West Elgin - 2

11 people are currently being treated for the virus in hospital, including 7 people in the ICU. 

The Health Unit says 85.2 percent of residents 12+ have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 83.1 percent have been fully vaccinated. The Health Unit is also dealing with an outbreak at Caressant Care Bonnie Place in St. Thomas where 11 residents and 9 staff members have tested positive for the virus. One resident has died during the outbreak. 

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

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