Windsor-Essex reports 2 deaths, 46 new COVID-19 cases

Two more people in Windsor-Essex have died after contracting COVID-19, and 46 people have newly tested positive, according to the local public health unit.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) identified the deceased astwo women, one in her 50s and the other in her 60s.

The local death toll stands at 458. Twenty-three people have died since the beginning of August, when case counts began to rise in Windsor-Essex in the pandemic's fourth wave.

Fifteen people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19.

Overall,260 cases of COVID-19 are active within the community, an increaseof nearly two dozen since Tuesday.

Thereare 24ongoing outbreaks, the majority happening at workplaces

• Eight workplaces are in the agricultural sector.
• One workplace in the food and beverage sector
• Three workplaces are in the health care and social assistance sector.
• Twoworkplaces are in the manufacturing sector.
• Oneworkplace is ina public administration setting.

On recommendation of the health unit, cole lmentaire Louise-Charronis closed due to an outbreak.The French public school board's website sayseight cases of COVID-19 have been identified at the school.

Outbreaks are ongoing at four additionalschools:

• cole lmentaire catholique Georges-P.-Vanier.
• Sandwich West Public School.
• colelmentaire catholique Sainte-Ursule.
• St. Andre French Immersion Catholic School.

The Village at St. Clair and La ChaumiereRetirement Residenceare also in outbreak, along with the Downtown Mission and the Salvation Army.

So far,83.7per cent of Windsor-Essex residents have gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 78.2 per cent are fully vaccinated.

COVID-19 in Chatham-Kent, Sarnia-Lambton

In Chatham-Kent, there are 12new cases of COVID-19, and 104 active overall.

Sarnia-Lambton reported sevennewCOVID-19 cases.Overall there are 87 active cases.