Posts by Rob Perry
Missing teen found
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police announced Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 5, a teen, 17, reporting missing between New Sarum and Aylmer had been found. A missing persons report was filed for the youth on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 4:30 p.m., Elgin OPP Constable Troy Carlson reported. The teen was now safely back with his caregivers, he…
Read MoreCOVID-19 spiraling upward in Aylmer
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 42 cases of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in Aylmer as of Tuesday, Aug. 4, up from 35 the previous day. Bayham increased slightly to 18 from 17, and St. Thomas from two to three. In Oxford County, cases in Tillsonburg increased to nine from eight, and remained steady at six…
Read MoreAylmer at 32 cases, Bayham at 14
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 32 cases of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in Aylmer on Sunday, Aug. 2. Bayham has 14 cases, St. Thomas two and Central Elgin one. In Oxford County, Tillsonburg has eight cases and Norwich 6. Southwestern Public Health is currently monitoring 63 ongoing cases of COVID-19 in total.
Read MoreTerrace Lodge staffer tests positive
One worker at Terrace Lodge long-term care home in Malahide has tested positive for COVID-19, Elgin County Warden David Mennill reported on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 1. The staff member was now self-isolating at home, he said. At this time, no other cases were reported among staff or residents at the home. He said family members…
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 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…
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