The active COVID-19 case count has dropped by 12 and sits at 91 in Chatham-Kent.
The Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit updated their ‘current situation’ page, which provides a summary of COVID-19 cases and testing in Chatham-Kent, on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.
The total number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 11 and now sits at 1,039 across Chatham-Kent.
CK Public Health officials say five people remain hospitalized with COVID-19 from Chatham-Kent.
Public health officials announced 23 more recoveries, bringing the total to 943.
Overall, there are nine active COVID-19 outbreaks across the community:
– One institutional outbreak at Fairfield Park in Wallaceburg.
– One workplace outbreak at Walmart in Wallaceburg, details here, one workplace outbreak at New Vision in Wallaceburg, details here, and four un-named workplace outbreaks, three less than Tuesday.
– Two congregate living outbreaks.
58 of the active cases are linked to close contact, 15 are unknown, eight are linked to workplace outbreaks in Chatham-Kent, six cases have information pending, three are linked to institutional outbreaks outside of Chatham-Kent, one case is linked to congregate living outbreaks in Chatham-Kent.
Since the pandemic began in March, five people from Chatham-Kent have died from COVID-19.
The fifth COVID-19 death was announced on Monday, a woman in her 80s, who died on January 16, 2021.
A total of 62,709 tests for the virus have been completed to date.
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 the Ontario Government declared a second state of emergency to address COVID-19.
“Effective January 14 at 12:01 a.m., there is a stay-at-home order in effect for 28 days requiring everyone to remain at home except for essential purposes, like the grocery store, pharmacy, health care, and essential work,” CK Public Health officials posted on social media.
“Please do your part and follow public health recommendations to help flatten the curve, and keep our community healthy and safe. We can do this CK.”
More details about the emergency declaration and stay-at-home order can be read, here.
To view the full ‘current situation’ page from CK Public Health, click here.
For more information about COVID-19, residents are asked to visit
http://www.ckpublichealth.com/covid19Â or call the CK Public Health COVID-19 intake line at 519-355-1071 ex. 1900.
