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Case numbers fluid
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 16 ongoing cases of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in Aylmer and area on Wednesday, Aug. 19, an increase of one from the previous day. Bayham had seven cases, down from nine, and St. Thomas and area seven compared to eight the previous day. Tillsonburg and area remained the same at…
Read MoreNew cases in Aylmer, St. Thomas
Aylmer and area saw a slight increase in ongoing cases of COVID-19 confirmed by medical testing on Tuesday, Aug. 18, going up to 15 from 14 on Monday. St. Thomas and area saw a bigger jump to eight cases from four, while Bayham experienced a substantial decrease, to six cases from nine. Tillsonburg and area…
Read MoreAnother drop in local cases
Southwestern Public Health on Monday, Aug. 17, was reporting another good-sized reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases confirmed by medical testing in Aylmer and area. That number dropped to 14 Monday from 19 Sunday. Bayham was reported at nine cases, seeing its own substantial reduction from 13, St. Thomas went to four from five…
Read MoreBig drop in Aylmer cases
The number of ongoing COVID-19 cases confirmed by testing in Aylmer and area took a big drop on Sunday, Aug. 16. Southwestern Public Health was reporting 19 ongoing cases, compared to 27 just the previous day. Bayham remained at 13 cases and St. Thomas at five, while Tillsonburg saw a slight reduction, to five from…
Read MoreCases still going down
The number of ongoing cases of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in Aylmer and area continued a slow downward slide to 27 from 29 on Saturday, Aug. 15. Bayham also saw a slight decrease to 13 cases from 14, while St. Thomas and area remained at five. Tillsonburg and area went to six cases from seven.…
Read MoreWarden Mennill urges masking up
Elgin County Warden David Mennill, mayor of Malahide, is urging local residents to do everything they can to help check the spread of COVID-19. In a statement issued Friday, Aug. 14, Warden Mennill said given the recent growth in the number of confirmed cases in Elgin, 54 as of that day, “This is our strong…
Read MoreDown to 31 cases in Aylmer and area
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 29 cases of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in Aylmer and area on Friday, Aug. 14, a reduction of two from the previous day. A week earlier, the health unit had been tracking 50 cases in Aylmer and area. Returning to the health unit’s report for Aug. 14, Bayham was at…
Read MoreAttempted child abduction in Corinth
A boy, 4, was reportedly the target of an attempted abduction on Best Line in Bayham Township on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at around 4 p.m. Constable Patti Cote on behalf of Elgin Ontario Provincial Police stated that the boy had been playing alone on the front porch of his Corinth home when a vehicle stopped…
Read MoreContinued slow decline of COVID-19 cases in Aylmer and area
Aylmer and area continue to see a slow decline in the number of active COVID-19 cases being tracked by Southwestern Public Health. The health unit was reporting 31 cases in Aylmer and area on Thursday, Aug. 13, down from 32 the previous day. Bayham has 14 cases still ongoing, compared to 17 on Wednesday. St.…
Read MoreSchool buses will be more crowded than expected
Changes made by the Ontario Ministry of Education could mean that 46 or more pupils might ride to and from school on a Thames Valley District School Board bus this September, and be seated no more than a foot from a fellow passenger. While children in Grades 4 and older would be required to wear…
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