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  TILLSOBURG, ONT. -- A major COVID-19 outbreak at a Tillsonburg nursing home has public health officials sound the alarm. There are now 90 confirmed cases of the virus at Maple Manor, including 55 residents and 35 staff. Four residents at the home have died. The facility houses just over 90 residents. Veronica Thurston, 21, could be seen staring through a window and waving at her grandmother from outside the residence Tuesday. It’s the only way she can see her right now. “It’s totally different,” she said as she tried to compose herself. “My grandma actually tested positive f...

Article content The president of a Tillsonburg nursing home battling the area’s largest COVID-19 outbreak said he is “devastated” by the number of cases in the home. George Kaniuk is president of Maple Manor, a family-owned long-term care home. The home has more than 90 cases among residents and staff – the largest of several care home outbreaks in Elgin and Oxford counties – and four residents of the home have during the outbreak that began in mid December. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Maple Manor leadership praises staff battling d...

Article content Today, Dec. 31, Southwestern Public Health added 71 cases to its COVID-19 dashboard, bringing the region up to 295 active cases. This is the highest single-day increase in the region to-date, exceeding the previous record of 47 cases on Dec. 23. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Southwestern Public Health says region is at-risk of being overwhelmed Back to video Tillsonburg now has 67 confirmed COVID-19 cases, up eight since Tuesday, currently the most in any Oxford-Elgin municipality including St. Thomas (58) and Aylmer (55), and ...

  MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ONT. -- The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting 119 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, while Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) is reporting 71 cases, both new daily records. The previous record in Middlesex-London was 100 cases reported just two days ago. In Oxford and Elgin counties the previous record was 47 cases on Dec. 23. The new cases in Middlesex-London bring the cumulative total to 3,314, with 2,518 resolved and 102 deaths (none new), leaving 694 active cases. In Elgin-Oxford, the cumulative total is now at 1,286 cases, with 978 resolved and 13 deaths (one n...

What's the latest? The Middlesex London Health Unit (MLHU) said there were 88 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Wednesday. That brings the number of active cases in the region to 497.  The seven-day average for new cases is 71 per day.  Younger people continue to make up the majority of the new cases, with 53 positive cases in people in their 30s and under. According to the MLHU, there was only one case reported in a person older than 70. What's the situation at outside of London? The Medical Officer of Health for the Southwestern Public Health Unit said cases in that region, which inclu...