Southwestern Public Health was reporting 27 confirmed cases of COVID-19 being tracked in Aylmer and area, up from 22 the previous day, on Friday, Dec. 18. Bayham also increased to 16 cases from 15, while St. Thomas and area dropped to 27 from 32. Central Elgin rose to three cases from two, West Elgin dropped…
Southwestern Public Health was reporting the 11th death in its region linked to COVID-19 on Thursday, Dec. 17, as the number of new confirmed cases across Elgin, St. Thomas and Woodstock increased by 33. The health unit said the fatality involved an Elgin County man in his 70s. The health unit is tracking 149 ongoing…
Thames Valley District School Board has announced that a second confirmed case of COVID-19 was identified at Davenport Public School in Aylmer on Wednesday, Dec. 16. The school remains open and buses continue to run, the board states.
On Tuesday, December 15, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital announced that it would move itself into the “Red-Control” colour code and was cancelling general visits to patients, given the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the community. Those considered “essential caregivers” would still be allowed into the hospital, STEGH noted.
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 15 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, Dec. 15, down from 31 the previous day. St. Thomas and area was at 26 cases, down from 32 the previous day, Aylmer and area 22, down from 26, Bayham 11, down from 13, and West Elgin remained steady at two cases…
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 32 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Monday, Dec. 14. Aylmer and area saw a sizeable increase to 26 cases from 19, while St. Thomas and area jumped to 32 from 23 and West Elgin saw a slight increase to two from one. Bayham…
Southwestern Public Health was tracking 14 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Woodstock on Sunday, Dec. 13. Aylmer and area increased to 19 cases from 16, Bayham to 13 from 11 and St. Thomas and area to 23 from 22. Central Elgin, Southwold and West Elgin stayed steady at one case…
Southwestern Public Health was reporting the ninth death linked to COVID-19 in its area on Saturday, Dec. 12. The health unit said the man was from St. Thomas and in his 80s. Thames Valley District School Board on Friday, Dec. 11, announced a fifth confirmed ongoing case at East Elgin Secondary School, and the first…
Southwestern Public Health communities, Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford, will remain in the “Orange-Restrict” COVID-19 colour code for at least another week. Megan Cornwell, on behalf of the health unit, said Friday afternoon, Dec. 11, that no change was made in the area’s status, unlike in London-Middlesex, which was moving into the “Red-Control” designation. Local…
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 18 confirmed case of COVID-19 in Aylmer and area on Friday, Dec. 11, up from 14 the previous day. Bayham’s total also increased to 10 from six. Across the health unit’s region, active COVID-19 cases rose to 108 from 94. St. Thomas and area saw a slight decrease to 26…
A white pickup truck, driven by a lone occupant, struck a hydro pole on John St. N in Aylmer this morning on Friday, Dec. 11, leaving some residents in the area without hydro. John St. N is currently closed from Beech to Forest St. Aylmer Police are investigating the incident.
Thames Valley District School Board announced on Thursday, Dec. 10, two additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 had been identified at East Elgin Secondary School. That brings the current ongoing total there to four. Two prior cases have since recovered. TVDSB immediately notified all staff and parents of students about the new cases, the board stated.…