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38 new COVID-19 cases recorded in region

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported 38 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.

The total number of cases in the region is now at 1,964.

Nineteen of the latest cases are agri-farm workers, nine are from the community, one is travel-related and nine are currently under investigation.

From Saturday to Sunday, no additional cases were listed as being resolved. So far, 1303 individuals in the region have recovered from the virus.

There were also no new outbreaks reported on Sunday. Currently, there are seven workplace outbreaks in Windsor-Essex and two outbreaks at area long-term care homes.

Across Ontario, 164 additional cases were reported on Sunday, a 0.4 per cent increase from Saturday’s figures. So far in the province, 2,751 have died from COVID-19 and 33,407, or 88 per cent of the total cases, have recovered from the virus.

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