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There were five new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday in the Elgin and Oxford region, public health reported.
With five new cases and 10 recoveries, the active case total dropped to 133 from 138 on Monday.
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There have been 3,572 cases of COVID-19 and 77 deaths from the virus in the Southwestern public health region to date.
Of the area’s ongoing cases, there are 31 each in Woodstock and St. Thomas, while Tillsonburg has 28 cases. There are nine cases in Aylmer, eight in West Elgin and seven in Norwich.
Author of the article: Kathleen Saylors
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The number of active cases in the Oxford and Elgin counties region has fallen to its lowest level since early April, public health data showed Thursday.
With 17 new cases and 26 recoveries, the number of active cases fell to 117 – the lowest number of active cases since April 8, when the Southwestern public health region had 115 active infections.