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Author of the article: Kathleen Saylors  •  Woodstock Sentinel-Review Publishing date: Jan 06, 2021  •  January 6, 2021  •  4 minute read  •  Veronica Thurston speaks to her grandmother Elizabeth Wall on the telephone while they look at each other through a window at Maple Manor Long Term Care in Tillsonburg, Ont. on Tuesday January 5, 2021. Wall is one of the 55 residents that has contracted COVID-19 during an outbreak at the home. Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press/Postmedia Network Article content The grim numbers — 90 people infected and four dead at one home alone...

  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...