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Number official, 40 infected in Bayham–updated
Southwestern Public Health, in news conference Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 3, reported that 40 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed among workers at a Bayham farm, all but one residing in a series of bunkhouses on the site. Tests on 157 farm workers and close contacts had been completed, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Joyce Lock…
Read MoreTown of Aylmer declares second state of emergency
The town of Aylmer is officially under a second state of emergency as of Monday, Nov. 2. The town’s Emergency Operations Control Group made the call due to the potential for civil unrest and service disruptions related to the protests regarding COVID-19 directions, recommendations and orders set out by Southwestern Public Health and the Ontario…
Read MoreNews of outbreak “distressing”-Mayor Ed Ketchabaw
Bayham Mayor Ed Ketchabaw said an outbreak of 31 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 at a farm bunkhouse in his municipality was “distressing” on Monday afternoon, Nov. 2. He was “surprised and shocked” to learn the number was that high, he said. Bayham has had no cases since August 25, except for a single one…
Read MoreLocal COVID-19 numbers worse than thought-updated
Southwestern Public Health on Monday morning, Nov. 2, announced that at least 31 persons residing in a Bayham bunkhouse had tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 29 cases had been listed in the health unit’s online daily update of the local situation Monday, but not all the congregate living numbers had yet been added…
Read MoreBig surge in Bayham cases
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bayham jumped from one to a dozen on Monday, Nov. 2, Southwestern Public Health reported. Aylmer and St. Thomas remained steady at one case each. One new case turned up in South-West Oxford and two new cases in Tillsonburg. Woodstock declined slightly to 11 cases from 12 overnight.…
Read MoreNew case in St. Thomas
Southwestern Public Health was reporting a new confirmed case of COVID-19 in St. Thomas on Sunday, Nov. 1. In Elgin County, Aylmer and area continues to have one case and Bayham one. In Oxford, the number of cases in Woodstock and area declined slightly to 12 from 13. One new case appeared in Ingersoll and…
Read MoreAylmer area cases down to one
Southwestern Public Health was tracking one ongoing confirmed case of COVID-19 in Aylmer and area on Saturday, Oct. 31, down from three the previous day. One new case has appeared in Bayham. Woodstock and area saw its cases increase slightly to 13 from 12, while Tillsonburg remained steady at one. For the second time in…
Read MoreEESS grads donate $6,000 in prom money to local charities
Ally Van Velzer, left, Kylie Geurtjens and Mikayla Dunn, on behalf of the 2019-20 graduating class from East Elgin Secondary School, on Friday, Oct. 30, presented donations to Allison DeBlaire of 519 Pursuit for a sock drive for the homeless in London and area, Megan Mattingley of The Inside Ride charity fundraiser at EESS, Ali…
Read MoreChartwell Aylmer staff member recovers
An employee at Chartwell Aylmer long-term care home who had contracted COVID-19 has now recovered, Southwestern Public Health reported on Friday morning, Oct. 30. That reduced the number of ongoing confirmed cases being tracked in Aylmer and area to three from four. Woodstock and area continues to have 12 cases and Tillsonburg and area one.…
Read MoreWoodstock up to a dozen cases
Southwestern Public Health was tracking 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Woodstock and area on Thursday morning, Oct. 29. That city has seen a steady increases in cases in recent days. The health unit continues to monitor four ongoing cases in Aylmer and area and one in Tillsonburg and area. One Southwestern-area resident who had…
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