Windsor-Essex COVID-19 cases fall slightly but it remains a 'pivotal time'
CBC
Though case counts remain high, the COVID-19 rate in Windsor-Essex has shown some improvement in the last week, according to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit.
The average number of cases the region is reporting daily has fallen to about 60, from 70 the previous week, Ramsey D'Souza, manager of epidemiology for the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, told reporters.
Despite the decrease, case rates are higher here than almost anywhere else in the province. The latest provincial statistics show Windsor-Essex has the second-highest rate per 100,000 people among 34 health units, eclipsed only by Chatham-Kent.
Dr. Shanker Nesathurai, acting medical officer of health, said the region is at a "pivotal time" and the presence of COVID-19 in the community is greater than in the third wave.
He appealed to those eligible and who are not yet vaccinated — an estimated 70,000 local residents — to get their shots.
"It is something that we can all do to try to minimize the burden of COVID-19 on the community."
On Wednesday, the health unit declared an outbreak at St. Joseph's Catholic High School in Windsor and ordered a switch to online instruction.
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