Southwestern Public Health was continuing to report only one ongoing case of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in Elgin and St. Thomas on Monday, Sept. 14, that being in Bayham. However, two new cases have appeared in Woodstock and area for a total of four there. While local numbers remain low, 313 new cases of the…
Southwestern Public Health was reporting just one ongoing case of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in Elgin and St. Thomas on Saturday, Sept.12. That one case was in Bayham. Another case in Aylmer has been resolved. A new case has appeared in Woodstock, in Oxford County, in recent days. That brings the total number of ongoing…
Thames Valley District School Board announced on Friday, Sept. 11, that full remote learning for elementary pupils won’t begin now until Wednesday, Sept. 16 and for secondary students on Thursday, Sept. 17. The original start date had been Monday, Sept. 14. The board, in a statement, blamed the challenge in establishing a remote learning system…
An Elgin-St. Thomas Emergency Medical Services (EMS) paramedic used Naloxone to revive a woman, 24, who was unresponsive after a suspected overdoes of “purple” fentanyl, a powerful narcotic, in Aylmer on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Aylmer Police, in an online statement, said officers, paramedics and Aylmer Fire Service responded to the suspected overdose on Forest Street.…
The medical officers of health for the Thames Valley District School Board area are recommending against any singing, or even playing of wind-based instruments, in schools for the coming year. Dr. Joyce Lock of Southwestern Public Health and Associate Medical Officer of Health Dr. Alex Summers of Middlesex London Health Unit answered questions from TVDSB…
Parents in the Thames Valley District School Board and London District Catholic School Board are being warned that buses might not be available to take all children to school starting Monday, Sept. 14. Southwestern Ontario Student Transportation Services, a joint endeavour of the two boards, is responsible for arranging each year for school buses from…
Elgin County is down to just two ongoing cases of COVID-19 confirmed by testing, Southwestern Public Health was reporting on Tuesday morning, Sept. 8. No new cases have been confirmed since Aug. 24. The two remaining cases are in Aylmer and Bayham, with one each. That’s down from five cases, with three in Aylmer and…
Southwestern Public Health was continuing to report a decline in the number of ongoing COVID-19 cases confirmed by testing in Elgin and Oxford counties on Thursday, Sept. 3. Aylmer and area was at three cases, down from four the previous day, Bayham was at one, down from two, and Woodstock remained at one. Southwestern had…
Southwestern Public Health was tracking only seven cases of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in Elgin and Oxford counties on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Aylmer and area has four cases, Bayham two and Woodstock and area one. The last new case reported by the health unit was on Monday, Aug. 24.
Southwestern Public Health was reporting just six ongoing cases of COVID-19 confirmed by medical testing in Aylmer and area on Monday, Aug. 31, down from nine on Saturday. The number of cases in Bayham had dropped to four from five, and Woodstock remained steady at two.
Southwestern Public Health was reporting nine confirmed ongoing cases of COVID-19 in Aylmer and area on Saturday, Aug. 29, down from 13 on Thursday, Aug. 27. Bayham was reported at five cases, down from six, and Woodstock and area was at two, down from three.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases being tracked by Southwestern Public Health is on a bit of a roller coaster ride, at least in Aylmer and Area. Eleven cases were being reported in Aylmer and area on Tuesday, Aug. 25. That jumped to 16 the following day, and was back down to 13 on Thursday,…