The Health Unit also confirmed 61 resolved cases, dropping the active case count to 208.
OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health Unit confirmed 46 new cases of COVID-19 this morning and 61 resolved cases.
This brings our total number of ongoing cases to 208. You can find a complete breakdown of the numbers, based on location here.
Woodstock - 38
Tillsonburg - 16
Ingersoll - 15
Norwich Township - 14
South-West Oxford - 9
Zorra - 4
Blandford-Blenheim - 3
East-Zorra Tavistock - 3
St. Thomas - 60
Aylmer - 18
Dutton/Dunwich - 8
Central Elgin - 7
Malahide - 4
Bayham - 4
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 8 staff members have tested positive for the virus. One resident has died from COVID-19 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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