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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...

St. Thomas, ON, Canada / 94.1 St.ThomasToday.ca Jan 2, 2021 12:41 PM Ontario reported 3,363 new COVID-19 cases this morning along with 2,476 on Friday. Southwestern Public Health, meantime, is reporting 18 new cases yesterday and 75 this morning – another single-day record – with 40 cases resolved over the two days. Since Thursday, there have been 14 new cases in St. Thomas, 8 in Aylmer, four in Bayham, three in Malahide and one in Central Elgin. One death was reported and there now have been 14 COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began. There are 345 confirmed ongoing cases in the...

Article content Rural regions in Southwestern Ontario continue to grapple with surging coronavirus caseloads as the health unit for Oxford and Elgin counties recorded its highest single-day COVID-19 case count Thursday with 71 new infections. The new single-day high smashes Southwestern Public Health’s previous record of 47 cases on Dec. 23 and comes as Ontario also hit an all-time high with more than 3,300 cases provincewide. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. COVID-19 surging in rural communities across region Back to video “It’s not becaus...

Article content During the province-wide COVID-19 lockdown, family members cannot visit long-term care residents in-person, but steps have been taken at Maple Manor Long Term Care in Tillsonburg to maintain a connection. “We have virtual visits,” said Rike Lammel-Joseph, Administrator at Maple Manor Long Term Care. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Residents, families stay virtually connected during COVID outbreak Back to video “Our recreation department looks after that. That’s set up with the family members so they can talk through a tab...

Article content Southwestern public health officials are warning residents the region is at a critical point in the COVID-19 pandemic. Local modelling from the health authority shows the Woodstock and St. Thomas region could hit 100 or more new cases each day by early January. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Southwestern public health region at critical point in pandemic Back to video This warning from the health unit came Thursday – the same day that officials reported 71 new cases in the Oxford and Elgin counties region – the highest daily...