Southwestern Public Health is reporting a total of 18 confirmed and active cases of COVID-19 within St. Thomas and Elgin County. This follows the news of the 3rd death as a result of the virus in Elgin County. Since our last update on Monday, there has been 4 new confirmed cases with 1 being in St. Thomas, 2 in Central Elgin and 1 in Malahide.
In total there are now 4 active cases in Dutton Dunwich, 3 in Central Elgin, 1 in Aylmer, 1 in West Elgin, 1 in Southwold, 1 in Malahide and 7 in St. Thomas.
As of Thursday (April 16) afternoon the website shows that SWPH has administered 1023 tests with 692 negative results, 290 still pending, 9 resolved cases and 3 deaths, all in Elgin County.
Ontario is reporting 514 new COVID-19 cases today, and 38 more deaths. That brings the province to a total of 8,961 cases, including 423 deaths and nearly 4,200 cases that have been resolved. The province completed 9,001 tests in the previous day, surpassing a target the health minister set last week after the premier expressed frustration that Ontario had been testing well below its capacity.
