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Key pandemic indicators released by the local health unit on Thursday show that the COVID-19 burden in Windsor-Essex remains relatively unchanged from the previous week.
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In its weekly summary of recent data, the health unit said the rate of positive test results for COVID-19 has dropped almost a full percentage point to 2.7 percent. At the same time, the weekly infection rate increased slightly to about 39 cases per 100,000 people.
“No data element captures the entire epidemiological picture,” said Dr. Shanker Nesathurai, Acting Medical Health Officer. “But looking at the data in general, I think the burden of COVID-19 in the community right now is roughly the same as it was last week.”
The health unit reported an additional COVID-related death Thursday – a woman in her 60s living in the wider community.
To date, 20,608 local residents have tested positive for the virus and its variants, including 465 people who have lost their lives as a result.
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There are 112 active cases in Windsor-Essex.
Windsor Regional Hospital has nine COVID patients, seven of whom are not vaccinated. Three of the COVID patients are in intensive care, all unvaccinated.
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As of Thursday morning, Erie Shores HealthCare had no COVID patients.
The outbreaks remain active in two workplaces, five community settings, and three schools.
So far, 81.7 percent of area residents have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. An additional 4.1% have received a single dose.
Third doses have been administered to 5,301 people in Windsor-Essex and are now available to anyone 70 years of age and older, indigenous people and their household members, people who received two doses of AstraZeneca, and healthcare workers and residents. essential caregivers in nursing homes and long-term care.
Those eligible for the third dose must wait six months after their second puncture to receive a booster.
To book an appointment, visit wevax.ca or call 226-773-2200.
Reference-windsorstar.com