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“We must not forget that we are still in the middle of the COVID pandemic,” he said. “Just like we celebrated our Canadian Thanksgiving following the public health recommendations, it’s still important to continue to follow these measures for the American Thanksgiving.”
He encouraged those who plan to do Black Friday shopping to support local businesses and arrange for pickup or home delivery when possible instead of going to stores in large numbers.
The WECHU reported an additional 33 cases of COVID-19 in the region. Fourteen are close contacts of people who previously tested positive and four contracted the virus through community spread. Two are local health-care workers, two are health-care workers employed in Michigan, and one is related to travel outside of Canada. The remaining 10 cases are still under investigation by health unit staff.
There are 336 active cases in the region. Since March, 3,456 residents of Windsor and Essex County have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
There are 16 local residents in hospital. Four of them are in the intensive care unit.
Five workplaces are now experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks, an increase of two from Wednesday. A manufacturing facility in Windsor and a health-care and social assistance agency in Lakeshore now join two farms and a place of worship in Leamington on the workplace outbreak list.
The health unit continues to manage outbreaks at two locations in the general community: Riverplace Residence and Victoria Manor.
