An eight person has died from COVID-19 in Chatham-Kent.
The death was confirmed on the Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit’s ‘current situation’ page on Thursday, February 11, 2021.
CK Public Health officials say it was a woman in her 90’s, who was a resident at Fairfield Park in Wallaceburg.
This is the second COVID-19 death linked to the outbreak at the long-term care home on Dufferin Avenue.
Fairfield Park officials have also issued a statement, which can be seen, here.
The seventh death, a woman in her 90’s who was also a resident at Fairfield Park, was confirmed earlier this week on Monday, February 8, 2021.
This was the first COVID-19 death linked to the Fairfield Park outbreak, which was first declared on January 10, 2021.
The first COVID-19 death in Chatham-Kent, a woman in her 80’s, was back in April, while the second, a woman in her 50’s, was at the beginning of August.
The third death, a woman in her 80’s, died on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
The fourth death was a 91-year-old Chatham man, who died on Thursday morning, January 14, 2021, at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Chatham Campus.
The fifth death was a woman in her 80s, who died on January 16, 2021.
The sixth death, a man in his 70’s, was confirmed by public health officials on Friday, January 29, 2021.
– This story has been updated.
