COVID-19 as the province ramps up its effort to contain farm outbreaks.Ford says the province cannot force workers to take the tests, but the reception among workers and farmers has been positive.The province’s labour minister says Ontario has inspected approximately 200 farms and issued 60 orders to improve safety.
Dozens of migrant workers in the Windsor-Essex region have tested positive for COVID-19 and two have died.Nine farms in the region have active outbreaks of the virus, and outbreaks in Chatham-Kent and Haldimand-Norfolk have also seen dozens of workers contract the illness.Ontario reported 184 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and 11 more deaths.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Roughly.