11 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Windsor Essex As Of Monday
Monday August 10th, 2020, 9:50am
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The Windsor Essex County Health Unit has confirmed 11 new cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, bringing the local total to 2,379. They say 2,135 people locally have recovered.
Cases increased from 2,368 on Sunday August 9th to 2,379 on Monday August 10th and 155 people are currently self-isolating with COVID-19.
The Health Unit says 5 of the 11 cases are agri-farm workers, 4 cases are in the community, and 2 cases are still under investigation.
There have been no additional deaths due to COVID-19 as of Monday and the local death toll stands at 71.
As of Monday, 8 people are hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Windsor Essex, according to the Health Unit, and 4 hospitalizations are listed at Windsor Regional Hospital.
The Health Unit lists one retirement home, Augustine Villas, as still under outbreak.
Workplace Outbreaks
As of Monday, the Health Unit says the following workplaces are under outbreak (no changes since yesterday):
- 6 farms (4 in Kingsville and 2 in Leamington)
- 4 manufacturing facilities (1 in Windsor, 2 in Tecumseh, and 1 in Leamington)
- 1 construction company in Leamington
A workplace outbreak is declared when two or more employees test positive for COVID-19 within a reasonable timeline to suspect transmission in the workplace, according to the Health Unit. Officials with the Health Unit have said a workplace will only be named if a threat to the public exists.