Updated Numbers on Windsor Essex Drive-Thru Random Testing
On May 22, Dr. Ahmed announced a plan for random drive-thru testing for Windsor-Essex in collaboration with Essex Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EWEMS) and the Windsor-Essex Community Health Centre (WECHC). Drive-thru testing was open to any resident of Windsor-Essex, 12 years and older and rotated to each part of the region.
Testing officially launched on May 29, 2020 in Windsor and concluded on June 12th in Lakeshore. Full days of testing were conducted at the following locations:
- May 29th – 31st in Windsor at SilverCity
- June 2nd in Essex at the Essex Centre Sports Complex
- June 3rd in Kingsville at the Kingsville Recreational Sport Field
- June 4th in Amherstburg at the Libro Centre
- June 5th in Tecumseh at the Zehrs Parking lot
- June 9th in LaSalle at the Volmer Culture and Recreational Complex
- June 11th in Leamington at the Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre
- June 12th in Lakeshore at the Atlas Tube Centre
Random testing was conducted to provide a sense of the prevalence of COVID-19 within Windsor-Essex. Random testing for COVID-19 is important as it provides better quality data for analysis, planning and intervention through random sampling of the community. As well, random drive-thru testing allowed for increased accessibility by bringing testing and assessment to each community. In total, 4,916 individuals were tested during the 10 days of drive-thru testing with 8 persons confirmed positive to date.
The WECHU would like to thank EWEMS, WECHC and each Municipality for their hard work and support to make this drive-thru testing possible and a success. Data related to random testing will be presented in more detail on Friday June 19th during Dr. Wajid Ahmed’s weekly Epidemiological summary.
