WINDSOR

18 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Windsor-Essex

Published Saturday, August 29, 2020 10:41AM EDT Last Updated Saturday, August 29, 2020 10:44AM EDT

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit in Windsor, Ont., on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (Chris Campbell / CTV Windsor)

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WINDSOR, ONT. -- The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 in the region on Saturday.

Of the 18 new cases, WECHU says 15 are due to a close contact with confirmed case, including household contacts, and three cases are under investigation.

Windsor-Essex has had a total of 2,511 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 2,366 people who have recovered.

There have been 72 deaths related to the virus in the region. Fifty are related to residents in retirement or long-term care homes and two are related to migrant workers.

There are two workplaces reporting outbreaks including a manufacturing facility in Windsor and an agriculture facility in Leamington.

One retirement home in Windsor-Essex is in outbreak status. New Beginnings in Leamington has reported 17 residents and six staff members have tested positive for the virus.