LONDON, ONT. -- The number of COVID-19 cases in the community has ticked upward Sunday.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit says there are five new cases in the region. It says three of the cases are close contacts of confirmed cases.
On Saturday, there was only a single new case and Friday saw three confirmed cases of the virus.
Sunday's numbers bring the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 2,673. There have been 2,560 resolved cases and 76 deaths.
Starting Sunday, COVID-19 assessment centres in the region begin appointment-only testing.
Provincially, health officials reported more than 500 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.
The 566 new infections represent a decrease over Saturday's total when 653 cases were reported.
