WINDSOR, ONT. -- The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is reporting 59 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death on Thursday.

The person who died was a man in his 50s from the community.

The death toll related to COVID-19 has climbed to 420 people.

Windsor-Essex has had a total of 15,970 confirmed cases of the virus, including 15,210 people who have recovered.

HERE’S THE BREAKDOWN OF NEW CASES:

  • 23 cases are close contacts of confirmed cases
  • 16 cases are community acquired
  • 1 is outbreak related
  • 19 cases are still under investigation.

There are 340 cases that are currently active, with half of the identified cases having a Variant of Concern.

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

OUTBREAKS IN THE REGION:

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

WINDSOR-ESSEX COUNTY RESIDENTS VACCINATED:

  • 189,075 WEC residents have received at least one dose of a vaccine
  • 174,465 WEC residents have received only 1 dose of a vaccine
  • 14,610 WEC residents have received both doses of a vaccine
  • A total of 203,685 doses have been administered to WEC residents.