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Increased COVID-19 cases in Aylmer, Bayham
There are a growing number of COVID-19 cases confirmed by medical testing in the area as of Monday, July 27. Southwestern Public Health reported seven confirmed cases in Aylmer, up from four the previous day. There are now six cases in Bayham, twice the amount from yesterday (three on Sunday). St. Thomas remains the same…
Read MoreFour Aylmer COVID-19 cases, three in Bayham
There has been little change to the number of COVID-19 cases confirmed by medical testing in Aylmer and Bayham as of Sunday, July 26. On Sunday, July 26, Southwestern Public Health reported four confirmed cases in Aylmer, the same number as the previous day, and three in Bayham, down by one from the day before.…
Read MoreNow four cases each in Aylmer, Malahide
The number of COVID-19 cases confirmed by medical testing in Aylmer and Bayham continues to grow. On Saturday, July 25, Southwestern Public Health was reporting four confirmed cases in Aylmer, double the number from the previous day, and four in Bayham, up by one from Friday. St. Thomas remains at six ongoing cases. The number…
Read MoreMore new cases in Aylmer, Bayham, St. Thomas
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 12 cases of COVID-19 confirmed by medical testing on Friday, July 24, including one new case each in Aylmer and Bayham and two new ones in St. Thomas. Currently, the health unit is tracking six cases in St. Thomas, three in Bayham, two in Aylmer and one in Tillsonburg. The…
Read MoreMandatory face covering order coming to Elgin County
Residents served by Southwestern Public Health (SWPH), including Elgin and Woodstock counties and St. Thomas, can expect a mandatory face covering order in place in the coming weeks. At a telephone conference on Thursday, July 23, Medical Officer of Health Joyce Lock said the health unit is working with municipal partners to get an order…
Read MoreNew cases in Aylmer, Tillsonburg
Southwestern Public Health is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 confirmed by medical testing on Thursday, July 23, one in Aylmer and one in Tillsonburg. On the plus side, one of five ongoing cases in St. Thomas has resulted in a recovery. Currently the health unit is reporting nine cases in total in Elgin, St.…
Read MoreCounty home workers face possible firing if refuse COVID-19 testing
Employees of Elgin’s three long-term care homes could potentially face being fired if they refuse mandatory medical testing on a regular basis for COVID-19. County councillors at an emergency meeting on Thursday morning, July 23, adopted a new policy stating that those who didn’t submit to regular testing couldn’t work and, if they were treating…
Read MoreNew cases in Bayham, Malahide-updated
Two new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed by testing in the East Elgin area, one in Bayham and one in Malahide. They were added Wednesday morning, July 22, to six ongoing cases in Elgin and St. Thomas. As of Thursday, July 16, Elgin and St. Thomas had no confirmed ongoing cases. That changed just…
Read MoreTwo more cases in St. Thomas
The number of COVID-19 cases confirmed by testing in St. Thomas increased on Tuesday morning, July 21, to five from three the previous day. The three other St. Thomas cases had been reported by Southwestern Public Health on Sunday, July 19. One case in Bayham was confirmed on Saturday, July 18. Two more are ongoing…
Read MoreThree new COVID-19 cases pop up in St. Thomas
Three new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed by medical testing in St. Thomas, Southwestern Public Health reported on Sunday, July 19. Elgin and St. Thomas had been clear of confirmed cases as of Thursday, July 16. However, a new case showed up in Bayham on Saturday, July 18, and now more in St. Thomas.…
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