5 new COVID-19 cases in Windsor-Essex

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is reporting a single-day increase of five COVID-19 cases.

According to the public health unit's update on Thursday, 24 cases in total are active in the region.

No one who has COVID-19 is currently in hospital, but there is one outbreak ongoing at an agricultural workplace in Kinsgville.

The latest figures show that75.6 per cent of the eligiblepopulation (people 12 and up)havereceived at least one COVID-19 vaccination, while 65.6 per cent are fully vaccinated.

In an effort to increase those rates, which are below provincialfigures,agroup of medical leaders in Windsor-Essex including medical officer of health Dr. Wajid Ahmedwarned of a potential fourth wave of the virus in an open letter on Wednesday.

"In this race to avoid another local wave of COVID-19 infections, we need everyone to do their part as quickly as possible," the letter stated.

COVID-19 in Chatham-Kent, Sarnia-Lambton

Chatham-Kent Public Healthreported two new cases, and 14 are active in total. The municipality issued a notice advising residents of a possible COVID-19 exposure at a brewery in Blenheim.

Those who received table service at the Red Barn Brewing Company onJuly 23 between 6p.m. and 10:30 p.m. or on July 25between 10 a.m. and 4p.m.should self-monitor for symptoms, isolate and get tested if any symptoms develop.

In Sarnia-Lambton, the active case count is at six and there are no known outbreaks.