No new deaths and 163 new high-risk COVID-19 cases over 5 days in Windsor-Essex
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is reporting no new deaths and 163 new high-risk COVID-19 cases over the past five days.
The death toll related to COVID-19 in the region is at 623 people.
WECHU says of these 163 new high-risk cases:
- 56 were reported on May 20
- 40 were reported on May 21
- 33 were reported on May 22
- 8 were reported on May 23
- 26 were reported on May 24
Windsor-Essex has a total of 84 active high-risk cases. WECHU says due to changes in eligibility for testing, testing capacity is limited and case, contact, and outbreak management has been modified to focus on high-risk settings. As a result, case counts are an underestimate of the true number of individuals with COVID-19 in Windsor-Essex. A “high risk” case is outlined on the health unit’s website.
HOSPITALIZATIONS
The health unit reports 29 patients in local hospitals with the virus on Tuesday, including six cases in the ICU. That is an increase compared to 25 on Thursday. WECHU and hospital numbers sometimes differ depending on time of reporting.
9 ACTIVE OUTBREAKS
- 6 Long-Term Care or Retirement Home Outbreaks
- 1 Hospital Unit Outbreaks
- 2 Community Outbreaks
- 0 Workplace Outbreak
WINDSOR-ESSEX COUNTY RESIDENTS VACCINATED
- 357,610 WEC residents have received at least 1 dose of a vaccine
- 86.7% of WEC residents 5+ have received at least 1 dose
- 346,345 WEC residents have received a 2nd dose
- 83.9% of WEC residents 5+ have received a 2nd dose
- 197,194 WEC residents have received a 3rd dose/booster shot of a vaccine
- 52.0% of WEC residents 12+ have received a 3rd dose/booster
- 27,969 WEC residents have received a 4th dose.
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