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COVID-19 claimed another life in Windsor-Essex Thursday as the number of new cases reached triple digits for the second day in a row.
A woman in her 70s who lived in the general community has died as a result of the virus, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported. She is the third person to succumb to complications from COVID-19 this week, following an otherwise healthy 27-year-old man and another woman in her 70s.
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Public health unit orders Windsor-Essex schools to close as COVID-19 cases rise
by The Canadian Press
Posted Dec 10, 2020 4:59 pm EDT
The Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board said its teachers and staff will continue to report to schools and teach remotely from there. CDC
Public health officials have ordered all schools in the Windsor-Essex region to close due to the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases in the area.
Students will transition to online learning starting on Monday, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit announced Thursday.
Schools will be closed to in-class learning until next Friday, after which the winter break begins, it said.
More than 100 new COVID-19 cases in Windsor-Essex for 2nd day in a row
Health officials in Windsor-Essex reported more than 100 new cases for the second day in a row Thursday, as a potential lockdown looms.
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Posted: Dec 10, 2020 11:31 AM ET | Last Updated: December 10, 2020
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported 104 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.(Sanjay Maru/CBC)