The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has observed a significant increase in cases of influenza reported within the region. To date in 2025, the WECHU received more than double the number of reported cases of influenza compared to this time last year.
Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Medical Officer of Health at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), has rescinded the Boil Water Advisory issued on February 10, 2025, for consumers of the Amherstburg Water Distribution System, in the impacted areas:
Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Medical Officer of Health at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), has issued a Boil Water Advisory for waterline system consumers serviced by the Amherstburg Water Distribution System, specifically:
The end of January has many residents of Windsor and Essex County (WEC) turning their eyes to the brighter days ahead. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is reminding residents that respiratory illness season is still here, seasonal illnesses are on the rise in the region, and there is still time to protect yourselves and those around you.
In the fall of 2024, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) completed a review of all student immunization records (65,633) and sent out 7,076 notices to elementary students and 4,785 notices to secondary students.
Based on Environment and Climate Change Canada’s forecast, Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health has issued a Cold Warning for Monday, January 20 and Tuesday, January 21, 2025. A Cold Warning is issued when the temperature reaches -15°C (5°F) without the wind chill for a day.
If you live in the Town of Amherstburg and had previously obtained Potassium Iodide (KI) pills, they are expiring at the end of March 2025
As fall unfolds in Windsor and Essex County, we look forward to festive activities. However, the changing weather brings respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and Flu to our community.
The following statement can be attributed to Dr. Ken Blanchette, Chief Executive Officer for the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU):
The Windsor-Essex County Public Health Unit (WECHU”) has approved a new three-year collective agreement with public health nurses represented by the Ontario Nurses Association, Local 8.