The province is reporting 1,054 new COVID-19 cases this morning with nine deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting no new cases for the second time in three days. Seven cases were resolved.
The death toll remains at 67 since the pandemic began.
The seven-day rolling average remains at three new cases per day.
There are 28 ongoing cases in the health unit’s coverage area, with 15 in Woodstock, four in St. Thomas, three in Ingersoll, two in Zorra, and one each in Malahide, West Elgin, Blandford-Blenheim and Tillsonburg.
There are three 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-two of the cases are individuals under the age of 50, of those nine are under the age of 20.
The number of resolved cases is 2,368.
There are 16.5 ongoing confirmed cases per 100,000 population in the SWPH region as compared to 20.3 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 no ongoing cases.
The assessment centre at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital undertook 224 tests on Monday.
