270 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths reported in Windsor-Essex

WINDSOR, ONT. -- The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is reporting 270 new COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths in the region on Sunday.

Windsor-Essex has had a total of 11,022 confirmed cases of the virus, including 8,055 people who have recovered.

Here’s the breakdown of new cases:

• 20 cases are outbreak related
• 9 cases are close contacts of confirmed cases
• 3 cases are community acquired
• 238 cases are still being investigated

There are 2,172 cases considered currently active. The health unit says 120 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 are hospitalized, including 18 people in the ICU.

According to WECHU there are 48 outbreaks in Windsor-Essex:

• 21 Long-Term Care or Retirement Homes are in COVID-19 Outbreak
• 23 Workplaces are in COVID-19 Outbreak
• 3 COVID-19 Hospital Outbreaks
• 1 COVID-19 Community Outbreaks

The death toll related to COVID-19 in the region has reached 255.

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— WEC Health Unit (@TheWECHU) January 17, 2021