The Windsor Essex County Health Unit has announced 272 new cases of COVID-19 in Windsor and Essex County on Thursday, bringing the local total to 7,646.
Cases increased from 7,374 on Wednesday December 30th to 7,646 on Thursday December 31st and 1,933 cases of COVID-19 are currently active in Windsor-Essex.
Thursday’s 272 new cases is the highest single-day increase in cases in Windsor Essex.
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The Health Unit says 46 cases are outbreak-related, 3 cases are close contacts of confirmed cases, and 223 cases are still being investigated.
They say 5,576 people locally have recovered (an increase of 145 recoveries today).
There have been eight new deaths from COVID-19 as of Thursday bringing the local death toll to 137. The Health Unit says:
Snapshot of the pandemic in Windsor-Essex
Overall, 137 people in the region have died from COVID-19.
There have been 7,646 cases of COVID-19 recorded in the region, 1,933 of which remain active.
The source of the vast majority of the new cases announced Thursday are under investigation, while 46 are connected to outbreaks, three are close contacts of confirmed cases.
There are 100 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the region, according to the health unit.
Though students are on holiday break, outbreaks are active at three schools, including St. Rose Catholic Elementary School, Immaculate Conception Catholic School and St. Mary French Immersion Catholic Elementary School.
Dr. Wajid Ahmed, WECHU s medical officer of health, appears in a file photo.(Sanjay Maru/CBC)
Homes will be prioritized for vaccination based on risk, Ahmed explained, and the vaccine will be administered at homes not experiencing an outbreak first.
COVID-19 vaccinations in the region started last week at the St. Clair College Sportsplex, with the Pfizer-BioNtech shot available to seniors home staff only.
The Moderna product doesn t need to be stored at as low of a temperature. It can be taken to seniors facilities directly, Ahmed explained.
Vaccination is voluntary for residents, and a second dose is required at a later date.
The Windsor Essex County Health Unit has announced 163 new cases of COVID-19 in Windsor and Essex County on Wednesday, bringing the local total to 7,374.
Cases increased from 7,211 on Tuesday December 29th to 7,374 on Wednesday December 30th and 1,814 cases of COVID-19 are currently active in Windsor-Essex.
The Health Unit says 34 cases are outbreak-related, 2 cases are close contacts of confirmed cases, and 125 cases are still being investigated.
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They say 5,431 people locally have recovered (an increase of 146 recoveries today).
There have been no additional deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday and the local death toll stands at 129.
Hospitalizations
The Windsor Essex County Health Unit has announced 157 new cases of COVID-19 in Windsor and Essex County on Tuesday, bringing the local total to 7,211.
Cases increased from 7,054 on Monday December 28th to 7,211 on Tuesday December 29th and 1,797 cases of COVID-19 are currently active in Windsor-Essex.
The Health Unit says 16 cases are outbreak related, and 141 cases are still being investigated.
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They say 5,285 people locally have recovered (an increase of 62 recoveries today).
As of Tuesday, the Health Unit is reporting two new deaths from COVID-19, bringing the local death toll to 129. The Health Unit says a man in his 70s from long-term care and a woman in her 70s from the community, passed away.