For the seventh day in a row Southwestern Public Health is reporting no new cases of the virus locally. For the first time this month, we do not have anyone with COVID-19 in the hospital.
OXFORD/ST.THOMAS/ELGIN - For the seventh day in a row Southwestern Public Health is not reporting any new cases of COVID-19.
They also confirmed a new recovery, meaning we only have 7 active cases in the region.
Here is the breakdown of numbers according to Southwestern Public Health:
Woodstock - 6
Central Elgin -1
To date we have had four institutional outbreaks at Long Term Care Homes. All four are listed as resolved. 5 people from the region have died from the virus and right now we have two people in the ICU.
The number one symptom that has led to a positive test in the region is a cough, followed by a fever. Other symptoms that have resulted in positive tests include fatigue, headache, sore throat, shortness of breath and nasal congestion just to name a few. 17% of people who have tested positive in our region were asymptomatic. We currently do not have any COVID-19 patients in the hospital.
You can check out the new database from Southwestern Public Health online here.
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