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More confirmed COVID-19 cases in Aylmer, Bayham
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 35 cases of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in Aylmer on Monday, Aug. 3. This is three more than was reported yesterday. Bayham now has 17 cases, up by three from yesterday, St. Thomas two and Dutton/Dunwich one. In Oxford County, Tillsonburg has eight cases and Norwich six. There is no…
Read MoreAylmer at 32 cases, Bayham at 14
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 32 cases of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in Aylmer on Sunday, Aug. 2. Bayham has 14 cases, St. Thomas two and Central Elgin one. In Oxford County, Tillsonburg has eight cases and Norwich 6. Southwestern Public Health is currently monitoring 63 ongoing cases of COVID-19 in total.
Read MoreTerrace Lodge staffer tests positive
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…
Read MoreCOVID-19: East Elgin cases continue to rise
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.…
Read MoreCOVID-19: Aylmer numbers jump again, masks required as of Friday
**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…
Read MoreCOVID-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…
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