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Seven new COVID-19 cases in Windsor-Essex region

Windsor-Essex saw a slight dip in the number of COVID-19 cases that were reported on Monday.

Seven new cases were reported by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, bringing the total case count to 2,340.

Four of Monday's new cases were from the agri-farm sector, two from the community and one travel related.

Several other figures remained the same from Sunday to Monday, including 1,444 resolved cases and 71 deaths.

A total of 12 workplaces also remained in a COVID-19 outbreak as of Monday.

Provincially, health officials reported a 0.3 per cent increase in the number of cases for the third day in a row. There have been 39,449 COVID-19 cases in Ontario so far, with 2,778 and 35,359 recoveries.

 

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