Another COVID-19 death has been reported in Chatham-Kent.
Jeff Moco, a spokesperson for CK Public Health, says the most recent death was a man in his 60’s.
A total of 57 Chatham-Kent residents have died from the virus since the pandemic began in March of 2020.
CK Public Health officials say 75 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Wednesday, increasing the total number of cases to 6,740 since the pandemic began.
A total of five people are currently 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 18.
Public health officials say four outbreaks are active across Chatham-Kent:
– An outbreak at an un-named group home, declared on February 17, 2022, involves two cases.
– An outbreak at Meadows of Wheatley, declared on February 14, 2022, involves 19 cases.
– An outbreak at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s Medicine Unit in Chatham, declared on February 11, 2022, involves seven cases.
– An outbreak at an un-named group home, declared on February 7, 2022, involves two cases.
A total of 213,972 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to date, 85,084 people 5+ have received at least one dose, 81,517 people 5+ have received two doses and 48,786 5+ have received three doses.
The full “current situation” page can be found, here.
The latest COVID-19 information from the Province of Ontario can be found, here.
More COVID-19 information from the Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit can be found, here.
