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Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens issued as statement late Satuday morning encouraging residents to comply with the newest restrictions.
“We are all in the drivers seat when it comes to the regulations and limitations that are imposed on Windsor and Essex County,” Dilkens said. “The stronger our collective response, the more flexible guidelines I am confident our region will be permitted.
“To ensure that our region is not further restricted, I would strongly urge all residents to take this news to heart and to follow these guidelines strictly.”
Locally, Conseil Scolaire Catholique Providence has confirmed one case of COVID-19 at L’Essor high school.
The school board released the information Friday, saying in the interest of privacy it will not identify the student or staff member who tested positive for the virus but will immediately notify parents, students and staff if a class, cohort or school is ordered closed by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit.
The health unit reported eight additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday in the region.
The new cases bring the cumulative total to 2,623 since March.
Three outbreaks continue at long-term care or retirement homes.
Those homes are Dolce Vita in Windsor, where there are four residents and two staff members who have tested positive for the virus.
Two Leamington homes have positive cases – Rosewood Erie Glen with one staff member testing positive and New Beginnings with 21 residents and seven staff members testing positive.
There are currently no workplace outbreaks.
A total of 76 people in Windsor-Essex have died as a result of COVID-19.
Also as of Saturday, 2,452 cases in the region have been categorized as resolved, two more since Friday.
For more information on COVID-19 in Windsor-Essex, including public exposure notifications, visit www.wechu.org/cv.
