The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) has announced that the COVID-19 outbreak declared in the Medicine A Unit at the Chatham Site on March 1, 2022 has been declared over by CK Public Health.
“There are no active COVID-19 outbreaks at CKHA at this time,” hospital officials said in a media release.
“CKHA would like to thank CK Public Health for their guidance and support during this outbreak, and the hospital’s staff and physicians for their continued commitment to providing safe, high quality care under these difficult circumstances.”
Infection Prevention and Control measures will remain in place across the organization and CKHA will continue to review and monitor the impact of the pandemic on its operations, hospital officials added.
“CKHA’s Essential Visitor and Care Partner Access policy remains in Phase 3 ‘Green’,” CKHA officials say.
“With the outbreak declared over, Medicine A will revert back to Phase 3 ‘Green’ restrictions. Please see CKHA’s website for further details on visiting restrictions. Questions or concerns about visitor restrictions can be directed to the primary nurse and/or Patient Relations.”
CKHA is reminding the community that the hospital remains a safe place to receive care, hospital officials say.
“If you are experiencing an emergent acute care need, please do not hesitate to dial 911 or visit your nearest Emergency Department,” hospital officials added.
CK Public Health officials say 38 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday, increasing the total number of cases to 7,073 since the pandemic began.
A total of three 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 12.
With the hospital outbreak declared over, four outbreaks remain active across Chatham-Kent:
– An outbreak at an un-named group home, declared on March 10, 2022, involves five cases.
– An outbreak at Tilbury Manor Nursing Home, declared on March 9, 2022, involves four cases.
– An outbreak at the Wallaceburg Retirement Residence, declared on February 25, 2022, involves 26 cases.
– An outbreak at Maple City Retirement Residence in Chatham, declared on February 23, 2022, involves 16 cases.
A total of 215,197 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to date, 85,107 people 5+ have received at least one dose, 81,801 people 5+ have received two doses and 49,489 people 5+ have received three doses.
A total of 58 Chatham-Kent residents have died from the virus since the pandemic began in March of 2020.
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.
