WINDSOR, ONT. -- The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is reporting 18 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths on Wednesday. WECHU says there are 197 active cases, including 101 cases identified as Variants of Concern. Medical officer of health Dr. Wajid Ahmed says he’s happy to see the new case count declining and the number of active cases drop below 200 for the region. “This has been a success for our community, especially in the third wave,” says Ahmed. “I think we dodged a bullet because of our high vaccination rate and our community sticking to the public health measures. Windsor-Essex has had a total of 16,590 confirmed cases of the virus, including 15,966 people who have recovered.