WINDSOR, ONT. -- The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is reporting 24 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths on Monday.

The death toll related to COVID-19 is at 421 people.

Windsor-Essex has had a total of 16,133 confirmed cases of the virus, including 15,350 people who have recovered.

BREAKDOWN OF NEW CASES

  • 5 cases are community acquired
  • 14 cases are close contacts of confirmed cases
  • 6 cases are outbreak related
  • 5 cases are still under investigation

OUTBREAKS IN THE REGION:

  • 5 workplaces are in COVID-19 outbreak
  • 1 community outbreak

The health unit website says 1,435 preliminary or confirmed Variant of Concern (VOC) cases have been identified.

There are 20 Windsor-Essex residents with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the hospital and 3 people are in the ICU.

WINDSOR-ESSEX COUNTY RESIDENT VACCINATED:

  • 203,246 WEC residents have received at least one dose of a vaccine
  • 187,902 WEC residents have received only 1 dose of a vaccine
  • 15,344 WEC residents have received both doses of a vaccine
  • A total of 218,590 doses have been administered to WEC residents