Ontario reported 2,359 new COVID-19 cases today with 52 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 21 new cases this morning, with 33 cases resolved. Three new deaths were reported, bringing the total to 52 since the pandemic began.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases in the region is down to 26 per day.
There are five new cases in St. Thomas, three in Aylmer and two in Bayham..
There are 240 ongoing cases in the health unit’s coverage area, with 63 in Tillsonburg, 34 in Norwich, 31 in St. Thomas, 30 in Woodstock, 22 in Aylmer, 12 in East Zorra-Tavistock, nine in Ingersoll, eight in Bayham, seven in Central Elgin, six in Southwold, SW Oxford and Zorra, three in Malahide, and one in Dutton-Dunwich, West Elgin and Blandford-Blenheim.
Currently 11 people are hospitalized with four of those individuals in the ICU. Of the cases hospitalized since the pandemic began, 42.9% were admitted to the ICU.
Eighty-five residents and 53 staff members at Maple Manor in Tillsonburg have tested positive, with 46 residents and 36 staff at People Care in Tavistock, three staff members at Terrace Lodge in Malahide, two residents and two staff member at Woodingford Lodge in Woodstock, 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, one resident and one staff member at Caressant Care in Woodstock, and one staff member at Elgin Manor in Southwold and Harvest Crossing in Tillsonburg.
One hundred and thirteen of the cases are individuals under the age of 50, of those 30 are under the age of 20.
The number of resolved cases is 1,880.
There are 113.5 ongoing confirmed cases per 100,000 population in the SWPH region as compared to 302.4 per 100,000 in the Middlesex-London Health Unit region. The crude rate for St. Thomas is 79.7 cases per 100,000 population and 293.6 per 100,000 in Aylmer.
The assessment centre at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital undertook 223 tests on Thursday.
