WINDSOR

Health unit reports 6 new COVID-19 cases in Windsor-Essex

Published Sunday, August 30, 2020 11:03AM 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. -- There are six new cases of COVID-19 in the region, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported Sunday.

Of the new cases, three are due to close contact with a confirmed case, one is a resident of a retirement home and two cases are under investigation.

The region has had a total of 2,517 confirmed cases of the virus including 2,366 who have recovered.

There is one retirement home in Windsor-Essex experiencing an outbreak. New Beginnings in Leamington has 18 residents and six employees who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Two workplaces are reporting outbreaks including a manufacturing facility in Windsor and agriculture facility in Leamington.

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.