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Vaccinations for 75 and older opens Monday
Southwestern Public Health announced Friday afternoon, March 19, that starting Monday, March 22, appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations would be opened to anyone turning 75 this year and older. Previously, those 80 and older could receive vaccinations. The health unit cited a morning announcement by Ontario Premier Doug Ford that 50 percent of those 80 and…
Read MoreThirteen new cases in Southwestern region
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 13 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, March 19, up from five the previous day. However, the number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford dropped to 66 from 72. Aylmer and area decreased to 10 ongoing cases Friday from 14…
Read MoreSo far, 26 variant cases in Southwestern region
Southwestern Public Health has so far identified 26 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford involving a variant of the virus. Dr. Joyce Lock told a news briefing Wednesday, March 17, that all positive samples for COVID-19 were now receiving an additional laboratory test to identify the presence of one of two…
Read MoreAylmer second-highest cumulative cases in Southwestern region
Aylmer and area has so far experienced the second-highest number of total cumulative confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Southwestern Public Health region of Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford since the pandemic began early in 2020, with 454 to date. Only the much-larger Woodstock and area is higher with 540 to date. In third place…
Read MoreCOVID-19 cases at Davenport, South Dorchester public schools
Thames Valley District School Board announced on Wednesday, March 17, that COVID-19 cases had been confirmed by Southwestern Public Health affecting Davenport Public School in Aylmer and South Dorchester Public School in Malahide. ‘The board stated that both schools, which had one active case each, would remain open, and that all staff and parents in…
Read MoreSouthwestern cases continue steady climb
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Tuesday, March 16, up from nine on Monday. The health unit is tracking 72 ongoing cases across the region, up from 61 Monday. Aylmer and area remained at 18 cases, while St. Thomas rose to five on…
Read MoreNine new cases, 61 ongoing
Southwestern Public Health is reporting nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Monday, March 15, up from two on Sunday. The health unit is tracking 61 ongoing cases, up from 55. Aylmer and area cases rose slightly, to 18 Monday from 17 Sunday, while St. Thomas and area remained…
Read MoreNew cases level off
Southwestern Public Health, after two days of double-digit increases, reported only two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, March 14. That’s down from 18 on Saturday and 16 on Friday. The health unit is tracking 55 ongoing COVID-19 cases in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford, down from 56 on Saturday. Aylmer and area decreased…
Read MoreEighteen new COVID-19 cases on March 13
Southwestern Public Health is reporting 18 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Saturday, March 13, up from 16 on Friday. However, the number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit increased by only seven, to 56 from 49. Aylmer and area cases decreased to 18 from 19,…
Read MoreCOVID-19 variant found at Woodstock school
Southwestern Public Health announced Friday afternoon, March 12, that a variant of COVID-19 had been confirmed in a case connected to St. Michael’s Catholic Elementary School in Woodstock. St. Michael’s had already been closed earlier in the week following the declaration of an outbreak after three cases were identified which seemed to be linked only…
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