A microbiologist performs a manual extraction of the coronavirus. (Photo by Tom Wolf from Flickr)

A microbiologist performs a manual extraction of the coronavirus. (Photo by Tom Wolf from Flickr)

Ten new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Wellington County Friday.

By Janice MacKay

November 27, 2020 - 9:09pm

Public Health officials added ten new cases of COVID-19 in Wellington County for a total of 60 active cases. One person is in hospital. There have been five fatalities.

In Wellington County, there are outbreak protocols in place at Birmingham retirement Community in Mount Forest, Royal Terrace in Palmerston, and Caressant Care in Arthur. All of those facilities had one staff member who tested positive.

Maple Drive Parochial School in Fergus in Elora.

Across the Wellington Dufferin Guelph region, there were 23 new cases, for a total of 161 active cases.

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