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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported an additional 199 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the region’s infection count above 9,000.
It took only five days for the region to gain its most recent 1,000 cases, with a total of 9,045 people testing positive since the pandemic began.
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Before that, it took six days for the region to move from 6,000 cases to 7,000, and six more days after that to reach 8,000.
The health unit also reported the deaths of three more people on Thursday. A woman in her 60s and a woman in her 80s who lived in long-term care homes, as well as a man in his 90s who lived in the general community, have lost their lives to COVID-19.
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The local health unit says it hopes to finish vaccinating all of the region s seniors facilities before the provincial Jan. 21 target.
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Posted: Jan 06, 2021 12:21 PM ET | Last Updated: January 6
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit says it will likely complete vaccinating seniors facilities prior to the province s Jan. 21 target. (John Woods/The Canadian Press)
Snapshot of the pandemic in Windsor-Essex
Overall, 151 people in the region have died from COVID-19.
There have been 8,300 cases of COVID-19 recorded in the region, 2,416 of which remain active.
Three are close contacts of confirmed cases and two are community acquired and 192 cases ares still being investigated.
There are 103 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the region, according to the health unit, 18 of which are in the ICU.
There is one school outbreak at St. Rose Catholic Elementary School.
Three hospital outbreaks are also ongoing. One is at Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare and the others are on two different floors at Windsor Regional Hospital s Met campus.
Snapshot of the pandemic in Windsor-Essex
Overall, 137 people in the region have died from COVID-19.
There have been 7,646 cases of COVID-19 recorded in the region, 1,933 of which remain active.
The source of the vast majority of the new cases announced Thursday are under investigation, while 46 are connected to outbreaks, three are close contacts of confirmed cases.
There are 100 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the region, according to the health unit.
Though students are on holiday break, outbreaks are active at three schools, including St. Rose Catholic Elementary School, Immaculate Conception Catholic School and St. Mary French Immersion Catholic Elementary School.
Dr. Wajid Ahmed, WECHU s medical officer of health, appears in a file photo.(Sanjay Maru/CBC)
Homes will be prioritized for vaccination based on risk, Ahmed explained, and the vaccine will be administered at homes not experiencing an outbreak first.
COVID-19 vaccinations in the region started last week at the St. Clair College Sportsplex, with the Pfizer-BioNtech shot available to seniors home staff only.
The Moderna product doesn t need to be stored at as low of a temperature. It can be taken to seniors facilities directly, Ahmed explained.
Vaccination is voluntary for residents, and a second dose is required at a later date.