80 New Cases Of COVID-19, 1 New Death, 2 New Outbreaks In Windsor Essex As Of Saturday

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The Windsor Essex County Health Unit has announced 80 new cases of COVID-19 as of Saturday, bringing the local total to 3,941.

Cases increased from 3,864 on Friday December 4th to 3,941 on Saturday December 5th and 427 cases of COVID-19 are currently active in Windsor-Essex.

Saturday’s 80 new cases is the highest daily increase in cases since June 28th.

The Health Unit says 9 cases are close contacts of confirmed cases, 2 cases are community acquired, 2 cases are agri-farm workers, 1 case is a healthcare worker, and the origins of 66 cases are still being investigated.

They say 3,431 people locally have recovered (an increase of 73 recoveries today).

There has been one new death from COVID-19 in Windsor Essex as of Saturday bringing the local death toll to 83. The Health Unit says a man in his 80s from the community passed away.

As of Saturday, the Health Unit lists 28 hospitalizations: 21 people in acute care (1 new today), and 7 people in the ICU with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Windsor Essex. Thirteen hospitalizations are listed at Windsor Regional Hospital.

Long-term Care / Retirement Home Outbreaks

As of Saturday, there is one new outbreak and five long-term care/retirement homes remain under outbreak:

• Devonshire Retirement Residence (Windsor) has 0 resident cases and 1 staff case (new outbreak today)
• Chartwell St. Clair Beach (Tecumseh) has 1 resident case and 0 staff cases
• Village of Aspen Lake (Windsor) has 0 resident cases and 1 staff case
• Chartwell Royal Oak Residence (Kingsville) has 0 resident cases and 2 staff cases
• Leamington Mennonite (Leamington) has 0 resident cases and 2 staff cases
• Riverside Place (Windsor) has 17 resident cases and 3 staff cases
• Iller Lodge (Essex) has 18 resident cases and 3 staff cases

Workplace Outbreaks

As of Saturday, there is one new outbreak and eight other workplaces remain under outbreak:

• 3 outbreaks at agri-farms in Leamington
• 1 outbreak at a health care and social assistance workplace in Lakeshore
• 1 outbreak at a health care and social assistance workplace in Windsor (new today)
• 1 outbreak at a finance and insurance workplace in Leamington
• 1 outbreak at a manufacturing facility in Windsor
• 1 outbreak at a manufacturing facility in Kingsville
• 1 outbreak at a place of worship in Leamington

School Outbreaks

As of Saturday, three schools remain under outbreak:

• Corpus Christi Catholic Middle School – Central Park Athletics Campus
• W.J. Langlois Catholic Elementary School
• Frank W. Begley Public School

Community Outbreaks

As of Saturday, there is one community outbreak:

• Victoria Manor

Hospital Outbreaks

As of Saturday, there are two hospital outbreaks:

• Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare
• Windsor Regional Hospital