CK Public Health has announced one new positive case of COVID-19 in Chatham-Kent.
There are five active cases of the virus across the community and the total number of positive cases has risen to 152.
The cause of exposure for three of the active cases, including the newest, is unknown. The status of one of the active cases is pending and one is related to travel, CK Public Health officials say.
There is no one hospitalized with COVID-19 and one person has died.
All five of the active cases are self-isolating.
The total number of recoveries remains at 146.
In total, 4,385 COVID-19 tests have been administered to date, while 90 tests are pending.
There has been one workplace outbreak in Chatham-Kent, at Greenhill Produce in Kent Bridge. None of these cases are active.
There have been zero outbreaks at long-term care and retirement homes in Chatham-Kent.
The CK Public Health Unit updates their ‘current situation’ page Monday to Friday by 2:30 p.m.
See the latest information and data, here.
For more information about COVID-19, residents are asked to visit
http://www.ckpublichealth.com/covid19 or call the CK Public Health COVID-19 intake line at 519-355-1071 ex. 1900.
Visit Ontario’s website, www.Ontario.ca/coronavirus to learn more about how the province continues to protect Ontarians from COVID-19.
The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 as a pandemic on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Details, here.
