The province is reporting 1,553 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 15 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting five new cases. Six cases were resolved. There is one new case in Aylmer. Twenty-six cases in the SWPH region involve variants of concern.
The death toll remains at 67 since the pandemic began.
The seven-day rolling average holds at 10 new cases per day.
There are 72 ongoing cases in the health unit’s coverage area with 35 in Woodstock, 14 in Aylmer, seven in Central Elgin, five in St. Thomas, three in East Zorra-Tavistock, Norwich and Tillsonburg, and one each in Ingersoll and Blandford-Blenheim.
One individual is hospitalized in ICU. Of the cases hospitalized since the pandemic began, 35.3 per cent were admitted to the ICU.
One staff member has tested positive at Arches Transitional Bed Program in Woodstock.
Fifty-two of the cases are individuals under the age of 50, of those 12 are under the age of 20.
The number of resolved cases is 2,519.
Through March 6 – the latest data available from the health unit – 3,706 individuals have been fully vaccinated by SWPH, while 2,410 have received their first dose.
There are 34.0 ongoing confirmed cases per 100,000 population in the SWPH region as compared to 30.9 per 100,000 in the Middlesex-London Health Unit region. The crude rate for St. Thomas is 12.9 cases per 100,000 population and Aylmer has 186.9 cases per 100,000.
The assessment centre at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital undertook 214 tests on Tuesday.
