Southwestern Public Health was reporting 10 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, Feb. 1, up from eight the previous day. The total number of ongoing cases in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford now stands at 166, up from 159. St. Thomas and area rose to 23 cases Monday from 31 Sunday, Bayham to four…
Aylmer Police have charged two men, one 57 and one 26, with hosting an event exceeding numbers permitted under provincial COVID-19 emergency orders after an indoor service at the Church of God on John Street North Sunday, Jan. 31. In a statement Monday morning, Feb. 1, Police Chief Zvonko Horvat said the church as a…
Southwestern Public Health reported only eight new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Sunday, Jan. 31, down from 12 the previous day. The total number of ongoing cases being tracked in the region is now at 159, down from 161. St. Thomas and area increased to 21 cases on Sunday…
Aylmer Police stopped a vehicle on Glencolin Line that had left Aylmer Church of God moments earlier on Sunday, Jan. 31. The church held in indoor service that morning, and several police cruisers were nearby or drove by frequently. More in the Feb. 3 edition of The Aylmer Express. (AE/Rob Perry)
Southwestern Public Health reported on Saturday, Jan. 30, that the death of an Elgin woman in her 80s was linked to COVID-19. That brings the death toll in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford related to the pandemic to 57. The health unit reported 12 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, down from 21 Friday.…
Aylmer Police Chief Zvonko Horvat, in a statement issued Friday, Jan. 29, said more officers would be on hand this Sunday, Jan. 31, for an expected drive-in service at a church on John Street South (Church of God). He said, “Community safety and well being and enforcement of laws is a top priority for Aylmer…
Southwestern Public Health reported 21 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Friday, Jan. 29, down from 24 the previous day. The total number of ongoing cases in the region also dropped, to 182 from 187. Aylmer and area decreased to 13 cases on Friday from 17 on Thursday,…
Southwestern Public Health announced Thursday, Jan. 28, the 56th death linked to COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford. The Oxford woman in her 90s had been a resident at Trillium Retirement Home in Norwich, the health unit reported. Southwestern also recorded 24 new confirmed cases of the virus across the region on Thursday, up…
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Thursday, Jan. 28, that children in Thames Valley District School Board and London District Catholic School Board who wanted to could return to in-person classrooms effective Monday, Feb. 1, but that was later amended. Elementary children can return to classes on Monday, Feb. 1, but secondary students won’t until…
All residents of long-term care homes in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford had received the first injection of COVID-19 vaccine by Monday, Jan. 25, Southwestern Public Health Medical Officer of Health announced on Wednesday, Jan. 27. A total of 1,100 residents had received their initial vaccination, she said, and should get their second within 21…
Southwestern Public Health reported only six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Wednesday, Jan. 27, down from 13 the previous day. The number of ongoing cases being tracked also took a big drop, to 184 from 230. St. Thomas and area decreased to 25 cases from 27, Aylmer and…
Aylmer Police Chief Zvonko Horvat, in a statement Wednesday, Jan. 27, said that 47 persons who were in violation of COVID-19 emergency orders at an indoor and outdoor gathering at Aylmer Church of God on Sunday, Jan. 24, had been identified. Officers were now in the process of handing out tickets to 29 local participants,…