The Health Unit also confirmed the 93rd COVID-19 related death in our region, the second COVID-19 related death in as many days.
OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - Southwestern Public Health confirmed 7 new cases of COVID-19 this morning and 11 recoveries.
The Health Unit also confirmed the 93rd COVID-19 related death in our region, the second COVID-19 related death in as many days. The deceased is a woman in her 80's from Elgin County.
This brings our total number of ongoing cases to 88 and you can find the complete breakdown below:
Woodstock - 22
Ingersoll - 7
Norwich Township - 5
Tillsonburg - 4
South-West Oxford - 3
Zorra - 3
Aylmer - 24
Bayham - 9
St. Thomas - 7
Central Elgin - 2
Malahide - 2
Nine people are currently being treated for the virus in hospital, including three people in the ICU.
The Health Unit says 86.6 percent of eligible residents have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 83.2 percent have been fully vaccinated.
You can find more information regarding case numbers and vaccination numbers in the Southwestern Public Health Region online here.

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