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Surge in COVID-19 cases locally

November 5, 2021 | 2

Southwestern Public Health reported 32 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Friday, Nov. 5, up from 21 on Thursday.

The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit also rose, to 121 Friday from 95 Thursday.

in addition, 13 Southwestern residents are hospitalized with COVID-19, four of them in intensive care units, a rise from 11 and two respectively on Thursday.

Aylmer and area remain on top of all Southwestern municipalities with 33 ongoing cases, followed locally by Bayham with 19, St. Thomas and area with seven, Malahide with three and Central Elgin with one.

The ongoing case rate for the Southwestern area stands at 57.2 per 100,000 of population, up from 44.9 on Thursday.

Across Ontario, 563 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Friday, up from 383 Thursday.

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  • nobody

    A Good Time to avoid Aylmer like the Plague.
    Given the local mindset of many unhappy people, dying to get into heaven,
    vaccination uptake will be low, and threat of infection will be High to All for a long time.
    Best to avoid Markets and Shops that are Cavalier towards Public Health and Public Safety. A list of businesses that are Antitvax would be helpful for people that are committed to minimizing their exposure to this scourge.

    • Drake Larsen

      Covid rate of death for this health region is 44/100,000 over 20 months. Expected deaths from lower respiratory illness for that same period is 59/100,000. A list of news outlets that report the full story would be helpful for people that are committee to minimizing their exposure to the fear mongering.