Once again, community spread tops the factors for new cases of COVID-19 in the region Sunday.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is reporting eight new cases of COVID-19 with seven caused by community spread and one in the agri-farm sector.
There are currently outbreaks at 12 workplaces in Kingsville, Leamington, Tecumseh, and Windsor — five are at farms in Kingsville and Leamington.
Two local long-term care-homes remain in outbreak protocol — Chartwell Leamington and Augustine Villas in Kingsville.
With Sunday's new cases, Essex County now has 2,333 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
There have been 71 deaths while 1,444 people have made a full recovery after contracting the virus.