The 37th and 38th COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Chatham-Kent.
Public health officials say the most recent deaths were both women in their 90’s.
They died at the the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
CK Public Health officials say 89 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, increasing the total number of cases to 5,359 since the pandemic began.
A total of 19 people are hospitalized for COVID-19 at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, public health officials added.
The current seven day rolling average case count (average number per day) sits at 68.
Public health officials say 14 outbreaks are active across Chatham-Kent:
– An outbreak at an un-named group home, declared on January 17, 2022, involves seven cases.
– An outbreak at Village on the Ridge in Ridgetown, declared on January 17, 2022, involves 10 cases.
– An outbreak at an un-named group home, declared on January 14, 2022, involves three cases.
– An outbreak at an un-named group home, declared on January 13, 2022, involves two cases.
– An outbreak at Park Street Place in Dresden, declared on January 12, 2022, involves 20 cases.
– An outbreak at an un-named group home, declared on January 10, 2022, involves 12 cases.
– An outbreak at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s Dialysis Unit, declared on January 10, 2022, involves four cases.
– An outbreak at Copper Terrace (2N) in Chatham, declared on January 10, 2022, involves five cases.
– An outbreak at Riverview Gardens (4E & 2W) in Chatham, declared on January 10, 2022, involves nine cases.
– An outbreak at an un-named group home, declared on January 7, 2022, involves nine cases.
– An outbreak at St. Angela’s Meadow Retirement Lodge in Chatham, declared on January 4, 2022, involves four cases.
– An outbreak at Wallaceburg Retirement Residence, declared on January 4, 2022, involves 12 cases.
– An outbreak at Hudson Manor in Tilbury, declared on January 3, 2022, involves 29 cases.
– An outbreak at Tilbury Manor Nursing Home, declared on January 2, 2022, involves five cases.
Public health officials say a total of 204,821 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to date, 84,477 people 5+ have received at least one dose, 79,359 people 5+ have received two doses and 42,468 5+ have received three doses.
The full “current situation” page from the Public Health Unit can be found, here. More COVID-19 information from the Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit can be found, here.
The latest COVID-19 information from CKHA can be found, here.
The latest COVID-19 information from the Province of Ontario can be found, here.
