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The Windsor County Essex Health Unit announced 80 new cases of COVID-19 as of Saturday, bringing the local total to 3,941.
Cases increased from 3,864 on Friday 4 December to 3,941 on Saturday 5 December and 427 cases of COVID-19 are currently active in Windsor-Essex.
The 80 new cases on Saturday represent the highest daily increase in cases since June 28.
The Health Unit says 9 cases are close contacts of confirmed cases, 2 cases are community acquired, 2 cases are agricultural workers, 1 case is a health worker and the origins of 66 cases are still under investigation.
They say 3,431 people locally have recovered (an increase of 73 recoveries today).
There has been a new death from COVID-19 in Windsor Essex since Saturday, bringing the local death toll to 83. The health unit says an 80-year-old man from the community has died.
As of Saturday, the Health Unit lists 28 hospitalizations: 21 people in acute care (1 new today) and 7 people in intensive care with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Windsor Essex. Thirteen hospitalizations are listed at Windsor Regional Hospital.
Long-term care outbreaks / nursing homes
As of Saturday, there is a new outbreak and five long-term care homes / retirement homes remain affected by the epidemic:
- Senior Residence in Devonshire (Windsor) has 0 resident cases and 1 personal case (new outbreak today)
- Chartwell St. Clair Beach (Tecumseh) has 1 resident case and 0 dependent cases
- Aspen Lake Village (Windsor) has 0 resident cases and 1 personal case
- Royal Oak Residence of Chartwell (Kingsville) has 0 resident cases and 2 dependent cases
- Leamington Mennonite (Leamington) has 0 resident cases and 2 dependent cases
- Riverside Place (Windsor) has 17 resident cases and 3 dependent cases
- Iller Lodges (Essex) has 18 resident cases and 3 dependent cases
Workplace outbreaks
As of Saturday, there is a new outbreak and eight other workplaces remain affected by the outbreak:
- 3 outbreaks on Leamington farms
- 1 outbreak in a health and social care workplace in Lakeshore
- 1 outbreak at a health and social care workplace in Windsor (new today)
- 1 outbreak in a financial and insurance workplace in Leamington
- 1 outbreak at a manufacturing facility in Windsor
- 1 outbreak at a manufacturing facility in Kingsville
- 1 outbreak in a place of worship in Leamington
School outbreaks
As of Saturday, three schools remain affected by the epidemic:
- Corpus Christi Catholic Middle School – Central Park Athletics Campus
- WJ Langlois Catholic Elementary School
- Frank W. Begley Public School
Community outbreaks
Starting Saturday, there is a community epidemic:
Hospital outbreaks
As of Saturday, there are two hospital outbreaks:
- Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare
- Windsor Regional Hospital
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