Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, Windsor, January 16, 2020. Blackburn News file photo.Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, Windsor, January 16, 2020. Blackburn News file photo.
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WECHU reports 65 new cases

The number of active high-risk cases of COVID-19 in the community continues to fluctuate.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported 65 new cases Thursday but the active cases went down from 311 to 229.

Local hospitals are treated 27 patients who have tested positive for the virus, there are two patients in the intensive care unit.

There are only three remaining outbreaks in the area. There are two long-term care homes and one community congregate setting experiencing outbreaks.

To date, 83.1 per cent of eligible residents five and older have received two shots of a vaccine. Only 54 per cent of people 18 and older have had their boosters.

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