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The Windsor Essex County Health Unit announced 63 new cases of COVID-19 as of Saturday, bringing the local total to 3,570.
Cases increased from 3,507 on Friday November 27 to 3,570 on Saturday November 28, and 367 cases of COVID-19 are currently active in Windsor-Essex.
Saturday’s 63-case increase is the highest daily increase since June 28.
The Health Unit says 26 cases are close contacts of confirmed cases, 7 cases are community-acquired, 2 cases are agricultural workers, 3 cases are local health workers, 1 case is travel-related to the United States, and the sources of 24 cases they are still being investigated by the case of the Health Unit and the contact management staff.
They say 3,124 people locally have recovered (an increase of 49 recoveries today).
There has been another death from COVID-19 in Windsor Essex since Saturday, bringing the local death toll to 79. The health unit says a man in his 60s from the community has died.
As of Saturday, the Health Unit lists 11 people admitted to hospital and 2 people in intensive care with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Windsor Essex. Eight admissions are listed at Windsor Regional Hospital.
Long-term care outbreaks / nursing homes
As of Saturday, four long-term care homes / retirement homes remain affected by the epidemic:
- Leamington Mennonite (Leamington) has 0 resident cases and 1 personal case
- Riverside Place (Windsor) has 17 resident cases and 3 dependent cases (1 new personal case today)
- Lifetimes on Riverside (Windsor) has 5 resident cases and 4 dependent cases
- Iller Lodges (Essex) has 18 resident cases and 3 dependent cases
Workplace outbreaks
As of Saturday, there are seven workplaces affected by the outbreak:
- 3 outbreaks on Leamington farms
- 1 outbreak in a health and social care workplace in Lakeshore
- 1 outbreak in a financial and insurance workplace in Leamington
- 1 outbreak at a manufacturing facility in Windsor
- 1 outbreak in a place of worship in Leamington
School outbreaks
As of Saturday, two schools remain affected by the epidemic:
- WJ Langlois Catholic Elementary School
- Frank W. Begley Public School
Community outbreaks
As of Saturday, there are two community outbreaks:
- Riverplace residence
- Victoria Manor
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