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COVID-19: No new cases in Oxford and Elgin counties

There were no new COVID-19 cases and none were resolved, Southwestern public health confirmed Wednesday afternoon.

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There were no new COVID-19 cases – and no resolved cases – in Oxford and Elgin counties, Southwestern public health confirmed Wednesday afternoon.

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There are five confirmed ongoing cases while 56 cases have been resolved in Southwestern public health region.

Three of the confirmed ongoing cases are in Oxford County –  Woodstock, East Zorra-Tavistock and Ingersoll. In Elgin County, there are two confirmed ongoing cases – one in Malahide and another in St. Thomas.

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There is one active institutional outbreak following a positive test of an employee at Secord Trails Care Community in Ingersoll. The long-term care home, owned by Sienna Senior Living, is working with the health unit to test for any possible spread of the virus.

The employee is self-isolating after that outbreak was declared Monday.

The positive test was the first long-term care facility in Oxford County to have a person confirmed with COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.

The health unit has completed 3,605 tests, with 3,377 negative results and a further 163 pending.

A total of 1.9 per cent of tests done are coming back positive, according to data from Southwestern public health.

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Here’s a rundown of our daily coverage on the Woodstock-area fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic from March, April and May.

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