The province is reporting 1,138 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 23 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 15 new cases. Three cases were resolved. There are 11 new cases in Aylmer and one each in Central Elgin and Bayham.
The death toll remains at 67 since the pandemic began.
The seven-day rolling average is now four new cases per day.
There are 40 ongoing cases in the health unit’s coverage area, with 17 in Woodstock, 11 in Aylmer, four in St. Thomas, three in Ingersoll, and one each in Bayham, Central Elgin, West Elgin, Blandford-Blenheim and Tillsonburg.
One individual is hospitalized 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.
Thirty-five 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 2,371.
There are 18.9 ongoing confirmed cases per 100,000 population in the SWPH region as compared to 19.9 per 100,000 in the Middlesex-London Health Unit region. The crude rate for St. Thomas is 10.3 cases per 100,000 population and Aylmer has 146.8 cases per 100,000.
The assessment centre at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital undertook 221 tests on Tuesday.
