Health Unit Sees 100 New COVID-19 Cases Friday and Saturday
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is adding 100 new cases of COVID-19 to the region's total Saturday which now sits at 14,028.
The latest numbers come from Friday and Saturday which saw 48 and 52 respectively.
The death toll in Windsor-Essex remains at 403.
The health unit continues to deal with five workplace and two community outbreaks — on a positive note, there are currently no outbreaks at long-term care homes or schools.
There are 14 people in hospital for treatment while 85,872 doses of the vaccine have been administered to local residents.
-
UPDATE: Essex Councillor Faces Backlash for 'Xenophobic Tweets'
Councillor Chris Vander Doelen tweeted that his 'test for the Chinese flu came back positive' Friday -
One Death and 45 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported Saturday
The latest to pass away is a man in his 70's from the community bringing the region's death toll to 407 -
A COVID-19 Vaccination Milestone for Windsor-Essex
COVID-19 vaccinations began in Windsor-Essex in late December
