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Pharmacies okayed for COVID shots in Aylmer, Port Stanley, but don’t call yet–updated
Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek, on his Facebook page Monday, April 11, announced several new area pharmacies approved to begin administering COVID-19 vaccinations, including three in Aylmer and one in Port Stanley. They are, in Aylmer, Hills Clinic Pharmacy, Aylmer IDA and the pharmacy at No Frills grocery store, and in Port Stanley, Highland Drug Mart.…
Read MoreSouthwestern COVID-19 counts keep rising
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 65 new cases from the weekend, or an average of over 30 a day, on Monday, April 12, compared to 24 new cases on Friday, April 9. Southwestern also announced the death of a St. Thomas man in his 50s in a case linked to COVID-19. The health unit is…
Read MoreNew COVID-19 cases jump in Aylmer area, across Ontario
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 24 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, April 9, up from 16 the previous day, and across Ontario, 4,227 new cases were confirmed, up from 3,295 Thursday. In Aylmer and area, the number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit jumped to 19 Friday from 11 Thursday.…
Read MoreSt. Thomas air parade postponed to May 15
St. Thomas Air Fest Salute to All Essential Workers, a parade of planes over that city, has been postponed until Saturday, May 15. The event, featuring a Royal Canadian Air Force C-130H and a variety of other aircraft, had been planned for this Saturday, April 10. In a statement, the Air Fest board said, “For…
Read MoreSixteen new cases in Southwestern region
Southwestern Public Health reported 16 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Thursday, April 8, up from nine the previous day. The health unit is now tracking 115 ongoing cases in the region, up from 112. Dutton Dunwich increased to six cases Thursday from two Wednesday and Bayham to two…
Read More“Worse than worst case” numbers result in stay-at-home order
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, citing increasing admissions to hospitals and intensive care units as a result of COVID-19 variants that were “worse than the worst-case scenarios” previously predicted, declared a new state of emergency for the province and issued a four-week “stay-at-home” order on Wednesday, April 7. Grocery stores and pharmacies will be allowed to…
Read MoreHospitalizations increase in Southwestern region
The number of Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford residents being hospitalized for COVID-19 increased to five on Wednesday, April 7, from three on Tuesday. The number of those cases in intensive care units rose to two from one. Southwestern Public Health was reporting nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, down from 13 on…
Read MoreThose 65 and older now eligible for vaccine
Southwestern Public Health announced Tuesday morning, April 6, that residents of Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford who were 65 and older were now eligible to register online or by telephone with the health unit for an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Previously, that has been restricted to residents 70 and older.
Read MoreThirteen more new COVID-19 cases
Southwestern Public Health is reporting 13 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Tuesday, April 6, after 63 new cases were verified over the Easter long weekend. That brought the number of ongoing cases in the region to 120 Tuesday, up from 115 on Monday. St. Thomas and area rose…
Read MoreSouthwestern ongoing cases in triple digits
Southwestern Public Health reported 63 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from the Easter long weekend on Monday morning, April 5. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit increased to 115 Monday from 90 last Thursday. St. Thomas and area increased to 23 cases Monday from 20 last Thursday, Aylmer and area…
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