30 new COVID-19 cases reported in Windsor-Essex
CBC News | Posted: October 26, 2021 3:15 PM | Last Updated: October 26, 2021
Number of active outbreaks falls to 14
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit in southwestern Ontario reported 30 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.
Overall, 170 cases are active and 11 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospital.
According to the public health unit, 85.3 per cent of all residents 12 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
As of Tuesday, 14 outbreaks are ongoing, down from 17 on Monday. Five of the outbreaks are in workplaces:
- One in the agricultural sector.
- One in the construction sector.
- Two in the health-care and social assistance sector.
- One in retail.
A new community outbreak has been declared at Oakwood Bible Chapel in Windsor. There's also an ongoing outbreak at the Downtown Mission.
Outbreaks are affecting these six schools:
- Tecumseh Vista Academy.
- Mount Carmel Blytheswood Public School.
- Giles Campus French Immersion Public School.
- Leamington District Secondary School.
- West Gate Public School.
- St. Anne French Immersion Catholic School.
COVID-19 in Sarnia-Lambton, Chatham-Kent
Lambton Public Health reported three new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. In total, 66 cases remain active, according to the health unit.
In Chatham-Kent, there were five new cases and 68 are active overall.
Clarifications:- An earlier version of this story said an outbreak was reported at the Vollmer Culture and Recreation Complex in LaSalle late Tuesday afternoon. In fact, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit clarified there's no outbreak at the complex, so the current story has been updated to delete Vollmer. October 26, 2021 10:35 PM