Ontario reported 2,632 new COVID-19 cases today with 46 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 23 new cases this morning, with 43 cases resolved.
One new death was reported at People Care in Tavistock, bringing the total to 49 since the pandemic began.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases in the region is down to 30 per day.
There are three new cases in Aylmer and Bayham, one in St. Thomas and Malahide.
There are 271 ongoing cases in the health unit’s coverage area, with 71 in Tillsonburg, 36 in Norwich, 35 in St. Thomas, 33 in Woodstock, 26 in Aylmer, 14 in Ingersoll, 11 in Bayham, Zorra and East Zorra-Tavistock, seven in Central Elgin, five in Southwold, four in SW Oxford, three in Malahide, two in West Elgin and one in Dutton-Dunwich and Blandford-Blenheim.
Currently 12 people are hospitalized with four of those individuals in the ICU. Of the cases hospitalized since the pandemic began, 42.7% were admitted to the ICU.
Eighty-five residents and 53 staff members at Maple Manor in Tillsonburg have tested positive, with 43 residents and 36 staff at People Care in Tavistock, three staff at Terrace Lodge in Malahide, two residents and one staff member at Woodingford Lodge in Woodstock, two staff members at Extendicare in Port Stanley, two residents at Caressant Care Bonnie Place in St. Thomas, five staff and 13 residents at Trillium Retirement Home in Norwich, one staff member at Chartwell Oxford Gardens in Woodstock and Seasons Retirement Home in St. Thomas, one resident at Dayspring Residence in Tillsonburg and one staff member at Harvest Crossing in Tillsonburg.
One hundred and thirty-four of the cases are individuals under the age of 50, of those 32 are under the age of 20.
The number of resolved cases is 1,816.
There are 128.1 ongoing confirmed cases per 100,000 population in the SWPH region as compared to 298.3 per 100,000 in the Middlesex-London Health Unit region. The crude rate for St. Thomas is 90.0 cases per 100,000 population and 347.0 per 100,000 in Aylmer.
The assessment centre at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital undertook 156 tests on Tuesday.
