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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…

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…

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…

Southwestern Public Health is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 confirmed by medical testing on Tuesday, July 28, both in Aylmer. Currently the health unit is reporting 22 cases in total in Elgin-St. Thomas, with nine in Aylmer, seven in Bayham and six in St. Thomas. There are no longer any patients with COVID-19 hospitalized…

The number of COVID-19 cases confirmed by medical testing in Aylmer and Bayham continues to grow. On Saturday, July 25, Southwestern Public Health was reporting four confirmed cases in Aylmer, double the number from the previous day, and four in Bayham, up by one from Friday. St. Thomas remains at six ongoing cases. The number…

Southwestern Public Health was reporting 12 cases of COVID-19 confirmed by medical testing on Friday, July 24, including one new case each in Aylmer and Bayham and two new ones in St. Thomas. Currently, the health unit is tracking six cases in St. Thomas, three in Bayham, two in Aylmer and one in Tillsonburg. The…

Southwestern Public Health is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 confirmed by medical testing on Thursday, July 23, one in Aylmer and one in Tillsonburg. On the plus side, one of five ongoing cases in St. Thomas has resulted in a recovery. Currently the health unit is reporting nine cases in total in Elgin, St.…