Ontario reported 1,388 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 45 deaths. Meantime, Southwestern Public Health is reporting 14 new cases, with 10 cases resolved. One new death has been recorded, bringing the total to 62 since the pandemic began.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases in the region remains at 12 per day.
There are 126 ongoing cases in the health unit’s coverage area, with 76 in Woodstock, 19 in St. Thomas, 9 in Ingersoll, 4 in Norwich, three each in Dutton-Dunwich, Tillsonburg and Zorra, two in Aylmer, Malahide and East Zorra-Tavistock, and one each in West Elgin, Bayham and Central Elgin.
Currently five people are hospitalized, none in the ICU. Of the cases hospitalized since the pandemic began, 37.7 per cent were admitted to the ICU.
Eighty-five residents and 52 staff members at Maple Manor in Tillsonburg have tested positive, with 47 residents and 38 staff at People Care in Tavistock, two residents and two staff member at Woodingford Lodge in Woodstock, 1 staff member at Extendicare in Port Stanley and Arches Transitional Bed Program in Woodstock, one resident at Dayspring Residence in Tillsonburg and Trillium Retirement Home in Norwich and 51 residents and 18 staff members at Caressant Care in Woodstock,
Forty-three 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 2,183.
There are 59.6 ongoing confirmed cases per 100,000 population in the SWPH region as compared to 349.1 per 100,000 in the Middlesex-London Health Unit region. The crude rate for St. Thomas is 48.8 cases per 100,000 population and 26.7 per 100,000 in Aylmer.
The assessment centre at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital undertook 209 tests on Thursday.
