The active COVID-19 case count has increased by 10 and sits at 113 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 Thursday, January 28, 2021.
The total number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 19 and now sits at 1,158 across Chatham-Kent.
CK Public Health officials say two people remain hospitalized with COVID-19 from Chatham-Kent, one less than on Wednesday.
Public health officials announced nine more recoveries, bringing the total to 1,040.
One new institutional outbreak, at the COVID Unit of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, was announced on Thursday. Details, here.
Overall, there are 12 active COVID-19 outbreaks across the community:
– Four institutional outbreaks: Fairfield Park in Wallaceburg, more details here, Meadow Park Nursing Home in Chatham, Tilbury Manor Nursing Home and the COVID Unit at the CKHA.
– One workplace outbreak at Walmart in Wallaceburg, one workplace outbreak at New Vision in Wallaceburg and two other un-named workplace outbreaks.
– One school outbreak at Lambton-Kent Composite School in Dresden. Details, here.
– Three congregate living outbreaks.
46 of the active cases are linked to close contact, 29 are linked to institutional outbreaks in Chatham-Kent, 13 are unknown, 12 are linked to workplace outbreaks in Chatham-Kent, six cases have information pending, four cases are linked to institutional outbreaks outside of Chatham-Kent and two cases are linked to the school outbreak.
Since the pandemic began in March, five people from Chatham-Kent have died from COVID-19.
A total of 69,964 tests for the virus have been completed to date.
The first does of the COVID-19 vaccine were also administered in Chatham-Kent on Monday. Details, here.
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/covid19 or call the CK Public Health COVID-19 intake line at 519-355-1071 ex. 1900.
