17 new COVID-19 cases in Windsor-Essex as active case count climbs

280 COVID-19 cases are currently active

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Caption: The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported 17 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. (Sanjay Maru/CBC)

Windsor-Essex saw a daily increase of 17 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, public health reported.
According to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, 280 cases are currently active, up from 177 this time last week.
Eighteen people who have COVID-19 are currently in hospital.

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There are also 18 ongoing outbreaks. They include an outbreak at Windsor Regional Hospital's Ouellette Campus and another at Chartwell Royal Oak, a long-term care home in Kingsville.
Two schools — École Élémentaire Catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste.Essex Public School — are in outbreak.
The remaining outbreaks are taking place in community settings and workplaces:
  • Five in congregate settings.
  • One in construction.
  • One in fitness and recreation.
  • One in manufacturing.
  • One in a professional service setting.
  • Two in professional, scientific, and technical services.
  • Two in retail settings.
  • One at a public social event.

COVID-19 in Chatham-Kent, Sarnia-Lambton

Chatham-Kent Public health said there was a daily increase of eight COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. There are 48 cases active in the community.
Lambton Public Health reported an increase of a dozen cases, and 39 are active overall.

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