The province is reporting 1,087 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 13 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting two new cases. Just one case was resolved. Both new cases were in Oxford County.
No new deaths were recorded and the toll remains at 67 since the pandemic began.
The seven-day rolling average is now three new cases per day.
There are 43 ongoing cases in the health unit’s coverage area, with 18 in Woodstock, nine in St. Thomas, four in Ingersoll, three in Tillsonburg, two in East Zorra-Tavistock, Zorra and one each in Aylmer, Dutton-Dunwich, Malahide, West Elgin and Blandford-Blenheim..
There are four hospitalizations, two of whom are in ICU. Of the cases hospitalized since the pandemic began, 34.8 per cent were admitted to the ICU.
One staff member at Valleyview Home in St. Thomas has tested positive as has one resident at Aylmer Retirement Residence and 54 residents and 23 staff members at Caressant Care in Woodstock,
Twenty-nine of the cases are individuals under the age of 50, of those 10 are under the age of 20.
The number of resolved cases is 2,347.
There are 20.3 ongoing confirmed cases per 100,000 population in the SWPH region as compared to 23.1 per 100,000 in the Middlesex-London Health Unit region. The crude rate for St. Thomas is 23.1 cases per 100,000 population and 13.3 per 100,000 in Aylmer.
The assessment centre at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital undertook 199 tests on Thursday.
