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COVID-19: Aylmer is regional hotspot
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…
Read MoreCOVID-19: Cases in Aylmer continue to rise
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…
Read MoreIncreased COVID-19 cases in Aylmer, Bayham
There are a growing number of COVID-19 cases confirmed by medical testing in the area as of Monday, July 27. Southwestern Public Health reported seven confirmed cases in Aylmer, up from four the previous day. There are now six cases in Bayham, twice the amount from yesterday (three on Sunday). St. Thomas remains the same…
Read MoreFour Aylmer COVID-19 cases, three in Bayham
There has been little change to the number of COVID-19 cases confirmed by medical testing in Aylmer and Bayham as of Sunday, July 26. On Sunday, July 26, Southwestern Public Health reported four confirmed cases in Aylmer, the same number as the previous day, and three in Bayham, down by one from the day before.…
Read MoreNow four cases each in Aylmer, Malahide
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…
Read MoreMore new cases in Aylmer, Bayham, St. Thomas
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…
Read MoreMandatory face covering order coming to Elgin County
Residents served by Southwestern Public Health (SWPH), including Elgin and Woodstock counties and St. Thomas, can expect a mandatory face covering order in place in the coming weeks. At a telephone conference on Thursday, July 23, Medical Officer of Health Joyce Lock said the health unit is working with municipal partners to get an order…
Read MoreNew cases in Aylmer, Tillsonburg
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.…
Read MoreCounty home workers face possible firing if refuse COVID-19 testing
Employees of Elgin’s three long-term care homes could potentially face being fired if they refuse mandatory medical testing on a regular basis for COVID-19. County councillors at an emergency meeting on Thursday morning, July 23, adopted a new policy stating that those who didn’t submit to regular testing couldn’t work and, if they were treating…
Read MoreNew cases in Bayham, Malahide-updated
Two new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed by testing in the East Elgin area, one in Bayham and one in Malahide. They were added Wednesday morning, July 22, to six ongoing cases in Elgin and St. Thomas. As of Thursday, July 16, Elgin and St. Thomas had no confirmed ongoing cases. That changed just…
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