COVID-19 outbreaks on local farms under control, as Premier Doug Ford toured the hard hit region.Dr. Wajid Ahmed said approximately 150 workers in the region have active cases of the virus, down from over 300 weeks earlier.The health unit reported that another 11 agri-food workers tested positive for the virus on Thursday.
111 new coronavirus cases in Ontario, 5 deaths; total cases at 37,163 “I think that’s definitely an improvement from where we were,” he said. “But the challenge is the unique nature of the industry … and the congregate living setting that we are talking about.”Farms in Windsor-Essex have been hit hard by COVID-19, with five currently in outbreak.