Spicers Bakery of Aylmer reported through online sites Thursday night, Aug. 6, that a part-time employee at its location in Aylmer had tested positive for COVID-19. The bakery stated it had contacted Southwestern Public Health and was following its guidelines in response, taking precautions to ensure staff and customers remained safe. All employees at the…
One recruit who attended the Basic Constable Training Program at the Ontario Police College (OPC) in Aylmer tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, August 5. This was confirmed by Kristy Denette, spokesperson for the Ministry of the Solicitor General, on Thursday, August 6. The OPC has onsite Healthcare Centre Unit staff present to monitor the…
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 47 cases of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in Aylmer as of Thursday, Aug. 6, an increase of five. The town had enjoyed a one-day respite, showing no new cases in what had been an upward spiral on Wednesday, Aug. 5, but that changed the next day. Bayham was reported to…
Elgin County councillors, in a short special meeting on Thursday, Aug. 6, unanimously adopted a new bylaw requiring everyone to wear a face mask in indoor public spaces as part of COVID-19 precautions. Anyone caught not doing so risks a minimum fine of $500. Exemptions include anyone with a medical condition that precluded wearing a…
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…
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…
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 35 cases of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in Aylmer on Monday, Aug. 3. This is three more than was reported yesterday. Bayham now has 17 cases, up by three from yesterday, St. Thomas two and Dutton/Dunwich one. In Oxford County, Tillsonburg has eight cases and Norwich six. There is no…
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.
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…
COVID-19 cases in the in the Southwestern Public Health region (Elgin-St.Thomas-Oxford) continue to rise, though not as much as recent days. New cases listed on Friday, July 31 are concentrated mostly in East Elgin. Aylmer now has 25 cases, up 2 from previous, and there are 10 reported cases in Bayham, up 4 from Thursday. St.…
**updated to reflect new information on masks** Aylmer continues its sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, jumping from 15 on Wednesday to 23 on Thursday, July 30. Aylmer alone makes up half the total COVID-19 cases in the Southwestern Public Health (SPH) region (Elgin-St.Thomas-Oxford). Aylmer has nearly as many as all of London-Middlesex (27), which has…
Aylmer is the regional hot spot for new cases of COVID-19. In just 24 hours, Aylmer, which already saw a spike in cases over the weekend, went from 9 positive cases to 15, according to Southwestern Public Health (SPH) reports. Bayham is reporting 6, down 1 from yesterday. St. Thomas is also down by 1…