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More 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…
Read MoreTwo more cases in St. Thomas
The number of COVID-19 cases confirmed by testing in St. Thomas increased on Tuesday morning, July 21, to five from three the previous day. The three other St. Thomas cases had been reported by Southwestern Public Health on Sunday, July 19. One case in Bayham was confirmed on Saturday, July 18. Two more are ongoing…
Read MoreThree new COVID-19 cases pop up in St. Thomas
Three new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed by medical testing in St. Thomas, Southwestern Public Health reported on Sunday, July 19. Elgin and St. Thomas had been clear of confirmed cases as of Thursday, July 16. However, a new case showed up in Bayham on Saturday, July 18, and now more in St. Thomas.…
Read MoreCOVID-19 case confirmed in Bayham
Elgin County’s status as being free of confirmed cases of COVID-19 lasted only a couple of days. On Saturday, July 18, Southwestern Public Health was reporting a new case in Bayham. No other cases are currently reported in Elgin or St. Thomas. in Oxford County, two ongoing cases confirmed by medical testing continue in Woodstock.
Read MoreProvinces antes up additional $50-million for crop insurance
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Thursday, July 16, that his government would provide an additional $50-million for farm “risk management programs” this year. That will bring the total to $150-million. He said the increase, originally slated for next year, was moved forward because of the many challenges being faced by farmers due of the…
Read MoreNo confirmed COVID-19 cases in Elgin St. Thomas
Southwestern Public Health on Thursday morning, July 16, was reporting no cases of COVID-19 confirmed by medical testing in Elgin or St. Thomas. The one ongoing case in Dutton Dunwich has recovered. Southwestern is reporting two ongoing cases in Woodstock. So far since the pandemic began, Southwestern had confirmed by testing 87 cases of COVID-19…
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