Article content Six of the new cases are being attributed to community spread, 13 are close contacts of confirmed cases, and 32 are related to outbreaks. The transmission sources for the remaining 199 cases are still under investigation by public health unit staff. There are currently 1,305 active cases of COVID-19 in Windsor-Essex. If residents fail to follow provincial rules prohibiting social gatherings over the holidays, Ahmed said he is “absolutely” anticipating an even higher jump in new infections. “I don’t know what other measures that I can put forward, or the province can put forward, to contain it — all of these measures are completely and entirely dependent on everyone’s behaviour.