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Southwestern scrutinizing seven possible variant cases
Southwestern Public Health reported on Tuesday afternoon, March 9, that it was looking at seven possible additional cases of COVID-19 created by a “variant of concern.” Two cases had already been resolved, involving a variant first identified in the United Kingdom. Megan Cornwell of Southwestern Public Health said that the potential seven other variant cases…
Read MoreOnly one new COVID-19 case on Tuesday, March 9
Southwestern Public Health was reporting just one new confirmed case of COVID-19 on Tuesday, March 9, down from eight on Monday. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford also dropped, to 44 from 60. Aylmer and area decreased to 17 cases Tuesday from 29 Monday,…
Read MoreOngoing cases down in Southwestern region
Southwestern Public Health reported eight new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, March 8, up from three on Sunday. The number of ongoing cases being tracked in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford, however, dropped to 60 from 72. Aylmer and area saw the biggest decrease, to 29 ongoing cases Monday from 47 on Sunday, while…
Read MoreThree new cases in Southwestern region
Southwestern Public Health was reporting three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Sunday, March 7, down from five on Saturday. The health unit is now tracking 72 ongoing cases, down from 75 on Saturday. Aylmer and area rose slightly to 47 confirmed cases Sunday from 46 on Saturday. St.…
Read MoreBig drop in Aylmer area cases
Southwestern Public Health was reporting five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Saturday, March 6, down from seven on Friday. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit also fell, to 75 from 82. Aylmer and area, including the major outbreak at Ontario Police College, decreased…
Read MoreSeven new cases of COVID-19 in Southwestern region
Southwestern Public Health was reporting seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Woodstock on Friday, March 5, up from four on Thursday. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit fell slightly, to 82 from 83. Aylmer and area had 63 ongoing cases on Friday, up from 58…
Read MoreOntario Police College COVID-19 cumulative case count at 94
Southwestern Public Health spokesperson Megan Cornwell confirmed 94 cumulative cases at the Ontario Police College Friday morning, March 5. Out of the 94, 18 have been resolved and are no longer infectious. Some recruits are self-isolating at the college, while others are quarantined at home. This outbreak was first identified on Monday, Feb. 22. All…
Read MoreSouthwestern restores COVID-19 “dashboard”
With its online COVID-19 “dashboard” restored on Thursday, March 4 after being out the previous day due to technical issues, Southwestern Public Health was reporting four new confirmed cases of the virus in Elgin, St. Thomas and Middlesex. That brought the number of ongoing cases being tracked to 83. Aylmer and area increased to 58…
Read MoreCOVID-19 updates unavailable
Southwestern Public Health is reporting that technical issues are keeping it from updating its COVID-19 online “dashboard,” which records the number of cases in local communities and other statistics related to the virus on its website. The health unit stated it was seeking help to remedy the issue.
Read More“Variant of concern” shows up in Southwestern region-updated
Southwestern Public Health announced on Thursday, March 4, that two residents of the Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford region had fallen ill with a COVID-19 “variant of concern,” but have already recovered. The health unit believed the virus was caught by the pair, who reside together, during travel outside of Canada. Megan Cornwell, on behalf…
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