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Oxford man’s death linked to COVID-19
Southwestern Public Health recorded the 63rd fatality connected to COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Monday, Feb. 8, involving an Oxford man in his 50s. Only six new cases of the virus were confirmed in the region on Monday, down from 12 on Sunday. Currently, the health unit is tracking 134 ongoing cases,…
Read MoreCase numbers inch upward
Southwestern Public Health reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Sunday, Feb. 7, down from 14 on Saturday. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit increased to 135 from 126. St. Thomas and area rose to 22 cases on Sunday from 19 Saturday.…
Read MoreAnother COVID-linked death–updated
Southwestern Public Health on Saturday, Feb. 6, reported the 62nd death linked to COVID-19 in the Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford region. The latest fatality was an Oxford woman in her 90s residing at Trillium Retirement Home in Norwich. The health unit recorded 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, down from 21 on…
Read MoreOnly 23 ongoing cases in Elgin and St. Thomas
Southwestern Public Health reported 21 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, Feb. 5, up from 11 the previous day. The total number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit decreased, though, to 123 from 134. St. Thomas and Elgin communities saw their number of cases either decrease or stay steady. The big increase…
Read MoreChurch of God questions cease and desist order
Aylmer Church of God Pastor Henry Hildebrandt , instead of agreeing or not to comply with a cease and desist order from the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, has responded with questions in a letter he posted online. The ministry sent a letter to Pastor Hildebrandt on Thursday, Nov. 4, asking him and the…
Read MoreAttorney General issues cease and desist order against Church of God
The Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General has issued a “cease and desist letter naming any pastors, elders and directors of the Church of God” on John Street North in Aylmer, town police announced on Thursday, Feb. 4. Deputy Chief Nick Novacich said the letter was served on church Pastor Henry Hildebrandt on Thursday morning.…
Read MoreTillsonburg cases down to single digit; two more deaths
For the first time in many weeks, the number of ongoing cases being tracked by Southwestern Public Health in Tillsonburg and area has dropped to a single digit. At times in January, the number had been well over 100, but on Thursday, Feb. 4, the health unit reported Tillsonburg and area was at just nine…
Read MoreHigh-risk retirement home residents get first doses of vaccine
Southwestern Public Health reported Wednesday, Feb. 3, that as of Jan. 29, it had completed the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations for residents who chose to get one at all retirement homes designated as “high risk” by the Ontario government in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford. Previously, vaccinations of residents in long-term care homes had…
Read MoreFive charged after Friday night “marching”
Aylmer Police charged five persons involved in what was described as “marching” on John Street North in Aylmer near the downtown core on Friday, Jan. 29, just after 8 p.m. Chief Zvonko Horvat said police had received a complaint about several persons marching around, and officers found a group in the area of Talbot and…
Read MoreCOVID-linked deaths in Elgin, Oxford
Southwestern Public Health reported two deaths related to COVID-19 on Wednesday, Feb. 3, a man in his 70s from Elgin County and a woman in her 90s from Oxford, the latter a resident at PeopleCare long-term care home in Tavistock. The two latest fatalities bring the local death toll in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford…
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