Record 250 new cases of COVID-19 in Windsor-Essex
Windsor-Essex reached a new daily record for cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday while the health unit s top doctor warned the virus will be impossible to contain if people ignore public health advice over the holidays.
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Dr. Wajid Ahmed, WECHU s medical officer of health, appears in a file photo.(Sanjay Maru/CBC)
Windsor-Essex reaches grim milestone of 100 COVID-19 deaths alongside 213 new cases
Windsor-Essex health officials have announced the deaths of four residents due to COVID-19, as well as 213 new cases of the virus.
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported 213 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.(Sanjay Maru/CBC)
Make the right choice and avoid holiday gatherings, Windsor health unit says
One week into lockdown, the local health unit is looking to see stricter measures implemented in Windsor-Essex to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported 127 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.(Sanjay Maru/CBC)
Additional outbreak declared at Windsor Regional Hospital s Met campus
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit said that five people, all patients, have tested positive on the hospital s 6N floor.
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit said that five people, all patients, have tested positive on the hospital s 6N floor.(Katerina Georgieva/CBC)
Officials also announced the region s 95th death due to COVID-19 a woman in her 60s.
In his weekly epidemiological summary, Ahmed said the region has the third-highest overall infection rate, in the province, behind Peel Region and Toronto.
Meanwhile, Premier Doug Ford is holding an emergency meeting with hospital officials Friday after the Ontario Hospital Association sounded the alarm over strained capacity.
WECHU has ongoing contact with its provincial counterpart, and the unit has provided data as well as some recommendations to the province, Ahmed said. We re hoping that at the end of all this some of those recommendations be implemented in Windsor and as well more broadly, he said, declining to say what those recommendations are.