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Thursday’s COVID-19 count
Southwestern Public Health was monitoring 46 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Thursday, Nov. 5, most of them in Bayham. The number in that community increased slightly to 35 from 34, while Aylmer and area and St. Thomas and area remained steady at one case each. Oxford saw some decline,…
Read MoreThreats to Aylmer Mayor come to a sudden stop
Aylmer Mayor Mary French was inundated with calls and emails, some of which were threats, after declaring a state of emergency in Aylmer on Monday, Nov. 2, ahead of a “freedom march” at the East Elgin Community Complex. After publicly announcing the situation on CTV London the next day, she said the messages have come…
Read More49 cases on Wednesday, Nov. 4
Southwestern Public Health was tracking 49 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Wednesday morning, Nov. 4. They included 34 cases related to a farm bunkhouse outbreak in Bayham, one in Aylmer, one in St. Thomas, seven in Woodstock, three in Tillsonburg, two in Norwich and one in South-West Oxford. Across…
Read MoreNumber official, 40 infected in Bayham–updated
Southwestern Public Health, in news conference Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 3, reported that 40 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed among workers at a Bayham farm, all but one residing in a series of bunkhouses on the site. Tests on 157 farm workers and close contacts had been completed, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Joyce Lock…
Read MoreTown of Aylmer declares second state of emergency
The town of Aylmer is officially under a second state of emergency as of Monday, Nov. 2. The town’s Emergency Operations Control Group made the call due to the potential for civil unrest and service disruptions related to the protests regarding COVID-19 directions, recommendations and orders set out by Southwestern Public Health and the Ontario…
Read MoreNews of outbreak “distressing”-Mayor Ed Ketchabaw
Bayham Mayor Ed Ketchabaw said an outbreak of 31 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 at a farm bunkhouse in his municipality was “distressing” on Monday afternoon, Nov. 2. He was “surprised and shocked” to learn the number was that high, he said. Bayham has had no cases since August 25, except for a single one…
Read MoreLocal COVID-19 numbers worse than thought-updated
Southwestern Public Health on Monday morning, Nov. 2, announced that at least 31 persons residing in a Bayham bunkhouse had tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 29 cases had been listed in the health unit’s online daily update of the local situation Monday, but not all the congregate living numbers had yet been added…
Read MoreBig surge in Bayham cases
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bayham jumped from one to a dozen on Monday, Nov. 2, Southwestern Public Health reported. Aylmer and St. Thomas remained steady at one case each. One new case turned up in South-West Oxford and two new cases in Tillsonburg. Woodstock declined slightly to 11 cases from 12 overnight.…
Read MoreNew case in St. Thomas
Southwestern Public Health was reporting a new confirmed case of COVID-19 in St. Thomas on Sunday, Nov. 1. In Elgin County, Aylmer and area continues to have one case and Bayham one. In Oxford, the number of cases in Woodstock and area declined slightly to 12 from 13. One new case appeared in Ingersoll and…
Read MoreAylmer area cases down to one
Southwestern Public Health was tracking one ongoing confirmed case of COVID-19 in Aylmer and area on Saturday, Oct. 31, down from three the previous day. One new case has appeared in Bayham. Woodstock and area saw its cases increase slightly to 13 from 12, while Tillsonburg remained steady at one. For the second time in…
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