Health unit reports 54 new cases of COVID, one death

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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported another COVID-related death on Thursday.

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A man in his 60s who lived in the general community became the 471st local resident to die from the novel coronavirus. Seven of those deaths occurred this month.

Another 54 people have tested positive for COVID-19, including 28 close contacts of confirmed cases, 15 cases attributed to spread in the community and two cases linked to travel. The sources of transmission of nine cases are still under investigation.

There are 392 currently active cases in Windsor and Essex County. Twenty-two people who tested positive are hospitalized.

The epidemics remain active in 13 community settings, seven workplaces, eight schools, two long-term care homes and one hospital.

So far, 86.8% of local residents aged 12 and over have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 83.3% are fully immunized.

Children aged 5 to 11 are now eligible for the vaccine. To make an appointment for a child at the Devonshire Mall Mass Vaccination Center, visit wevax.ca or call 226-773-2200. Some pharmacies and primary care providers also offer the vaccine to children.

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