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TVDSB announces two more EESS cases

December 11, 2020 | 0 Comments

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.…

COVID-19 cases jump in St. Thomas and area

December 10, 2020 | 1 Comment

Southwestern Public Health was reporting 28 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in St. Thomas and area on Thursday, Dec. 10, up from 21 the previous day. In Aylmer and area, the number of cases declined to 14 from 16, and in Bayham to six from seven, while Central Elgin and Southwold remained even at one each.…

COVID-19 case at New Sarum Public School

December 10, 2020 | 0 Comments

A confirmed case of COVID-19 has been identified by Southwestern Public Health at New Sarum Public School. The new case was announced shortly after a similar announcement from Thames Valley District School Board Wednesday night, Dec. 9, about Summers Corners Public School. In both cases, the board stated, all staff and parents of children had…

Positive COVID-19 case at Summers Corners PS

December 9, 2020 | 0 Comments

Thames Valley District School Board on Wednesday night, Dec. 9, announced a confirmed case of COVID-19 had been identified at Summers Corners Public School. All staff and parents of children were notified immediately, the board said. The school will remain open and buses will continue to run.  

Southwestern COVID-19 update

December 9, 2020 | 0 Comments

Southwestern Public Health was reporting 21 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in St. Thomas and area on Wednesday, Dec. 9, up slightly from 20 the previous day, while Aylmer and area decreased to 16 from 18. Bayham remained steady at seven cases, Central Elgin at one and Southwold at one. In Oxford, Woodstock and area cases…

Tom Marks new Elgin warden

December 8, 2020 | 0 Comments

Central Elgin Deputy Mayor Tom Marks was named head of county council after a secret ballot of members, besting Central Elgin Mayor Sally Martyn in an unusual contest, on Tuesday night, Dec. 8. He will serve as the head of county council for the next year. The special meeting where he was elected was beset…

Southwestern COVID-19 cases ease up

December 8, 2020 | 0 Comments

On Tuesday, Dec. 8, Southwestern was reporting 18 ongoing cases of COVID-19 being monitored in Aylmer and area, down from 19 the previous day. St. Thomas and area had 20 cases, down from 22, while Bayham saw an increase to seven from five. Southwold stayed steady at one, while a new case appeared in Central…

Two more COVID-19 cases at EESS

December 7, 2020 | 0 Comments

Thames Valley District School Board on Monday night, Dec. 7, announced two more confirmed cases of COVID-19 at East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer, bringing the current ongoing total to four. That’s expected to drop back to two on Tuesday as the first two cases were cleared, the health unit said. The board stated that…

Over 100 active Southwestern COVID-19 cases

December 7, 2020 | 0 Comments

The number of confirmed ongoing cases of COVID-19 being reported by Southwestern Public Health reached triple digits with 102 on Monday, Dec. 7, and the health unit issued a letter that day urging all residents to fight the disease together. Aylmer and area saw an increase to 19 cases on Monday from 17 on Sunday,…

COVID-19 cases continue to climb

December 6, 2020 | 0 Comments

The number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Southwestern Public Health Region continues to climb. The number of cases in Aylmer and area on Sunday, Dec. 6, stood at 17, up from 15 the day before, and St. Thomas and area rose to 19 from 16. Bayham jumped to five cases from one,…

Terrace Lodge staffer positive for COVID-19

December 6, 2020 | 0 Comments

Elgin County announced on Saturday night, Dec. 5, that an employee at Terrace Lodge long-term care home in Malahide has tested positive for COVID-19, and is now self-isolating at home. At this time, the county stated, no other cases had been reported among staff or residents. Terrace Lodge was working with Southwestern Public Health to…

Another new provincial record for COVID-19

December 5, 2020 | 0 Comments

A total of 1,859 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed across the province on Saturday, Dec. 5, a new record for Ontario. Locally, the number of cases in St. Thomas and area jumped to 16 from 12 the previous day, and rose in Aylmer and area to 15 from 14. Southwold remained at one case, while…