Donations to food banks have slowed, the volume of goods dwindling, but the demand from those in need has remained high due to the economic fallout caused by the ongoing pandemic.
The Windsor Essex County Health Unit announced 14 new cases of COVID-19 in Windsor and Essex County on Thursday, bringing the local total to 16,592 (a net
New Cases
Cases increased from 16,572 on Tuesday June 1st to 16,590 on Wednesday June 2nd and 197 cases of COVID-19 are currently active in Windsor-Essex.
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The Health Unit says 5 cases are close contacts of confirmed cases, 4 cases are community acquired, 1 case is outbreak related, and the acquisition sources of 8 cases are still being investigated by the Health Unit’s contact tracing staff.
Variants of Concern
The Health Unit says 1,802 preliminary or confirmed variant of concern cases have been identified to date (an increase of 4 identified since yesterday).
Variant case totals:
1,665 of the total variant cases to date have been the U.K. Variant (B.1.1.7) (increase of 4)
Windsor-Essex dodged a bullet in 3rd wave of COVID-19, MOH says
COVID-19 cases are heading in the right direction in Windsor-Essex, the region s chief medical officer of health said Wednesday as the number of active COVID-19 cases in Windsor-Essex fell below 200.
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Posted: Jun 02, 2021 12:09 PM ET | Last Updated: June 2
Spotted in the downtown, a City of Windsor sign says respect social distance. There are currently 197 active COVID-19 cases in Windsor and Essex County.(Jennifer La Grassa/CBC)