WINDSOR

Seven new cases of COVID-19 in Windsor-Essex Monday

Matt Thompson CTV News London Assignment Editor

Published Monday, August 3, 2020 11:36AM EDT

Specimens to be tested for COVID-19 are seen at LifeLabs after being logged upon receipt at the company's lab, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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LONDON, ONT. -- The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 Monday.

This includes two community cases, four agri-farm workers and a single travel-related case.

Windsor-Essex has had 2,340 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since March, including 1,444 people who have recovered.

A total of 71 people in the region have died from the virus. Forty-nine deaths were among residents in long-term care home and two were related to migrant workers.

There are now 12 workplaces in Windsor-Essex experiencing outbreaks — five in the agriculture sector, six in manufacturing and one in the construction sector.

Two long-term care or retirement homes are in outbreak status — Chartwell in Leamington and Augustine Villas in Kingsville.