80 new cases of COVID-19, 1 new death, 2 new outbreaks in Windsor Essex as of Saturday | windsoriteDOTca News

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

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

80 new cases on Saturday, the highest daily increase since June 28.

Said the health unit 9 cases are close acquaintances of confirmed cases, 2 cases are community possession, 2 cases are farm-farm workers, 1 case is a health care worker, and the origins of 66 cases are still under investigation.

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

A new death occurred Saturday from COVID-19 in Windsor Essex. The local death toll rose to 83. The health unit said one person had died in his 80s.

As of Saturday, the health unit had listed 28 hospitals: 21 in intensive care (1 new today), and 7 in the ICU where COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Windsor Essex. There are 13 hospitals listed in the Windsor Regional Hospital.

Long-term care / retirement home prevalence

As of Saturday, there is a new outbreak and five long-term care / retirement homes are expanding:

• Devonshire Retirement Residence (Windsor) has 0 residential cases and 1 staff case (new spread today)
• Chartwell Well St. Clair Beach (Takeumse) There are 1 residential case, 0 staff cases
• Aspen Lake Village (Windsor) has 0 residential cases and 1 staff case
• Chartwell Royal Oak Residence (Kingsville) There are 0 residential cases, 2 staff cases
• Leamington Mennonite (Leamington) has 0 residential cases and 2 staff cases
• Riverside Place (Windsor) has 17 residential cases and 3 staff cases
• Iller lodges (Essex) has 18 residential cases and 3 staff cases

Office Spread

As of Saturday, there was a new outbreak and eight other offices were expanding:

• 3 spread on farms in Leamington
• 1 spread in the office of health care and social assistance in Lockshore
• 1 spread in the office of health care and social assistance in Windsor (new today)
• 1 spread at the Finance and Insurance office in Leamington
• 1 spread at the manufacturing facility in Windsor
• 1 spread at a manufacturing facility in Kingsville
• 1 spread at a place of worship in Leamington

School spread

As of Saturday, three schools were expanding:

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

Community outreach

As of Saturday, there is a community outreach:

Hospital outbreak

As of Saturday, there were two hospital outbreaks:

• Hotel-Die Grace Healthcare
• Windsor Regional Hospital