Chatham-Kent Health Alliance officials say as of March 28, 2022, three cases of health-care acquired COVID-19 were identified on CKHA’s Medicine B Unit, located at the Chatham Site.
As such, CK Public Health has formally declared CKHA to be in outbreak.
“CK Public Health will work closely with CKHA to manage the outbreak within the Medicine B Unit and will continue to work in consultation until the outbreak is declared over,” hospital officials said in a media release.
“As part of CKHA’s pandemic response action plan and in alignment with the hospital’s infection prevention and control guidelines, a number of additional initiatives have been implemented in response to the outbreak on the Medicine B Unit. CKHA will continue following these measures until Chatham-Kent’s Medical Officer of Health rescinds the outbreak order.”
CKHA’s Essential Visitor and Care Partner Access policy will remain in Phase 3 “Green” during this time except Medicine B, which will have no visitors/care partners during the outbreak period, hospital officials added.
“Exceptions may be permitted through the established visitor restrictions appeals process,” hospital officials say.
“Since the onset of this pandemic, CKHA has taken decisive and immediate action with the ever-evolving dynamics of COVID-19. The safety of staff, physicians, patients, care partners, visitors and the community at large, has and will remain the top priority.”
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,” CLHA officials added.
Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available, hospital officials say.
CK Public Health officials say 34 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday, increasing the total number of cases to 7,251 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 16.
Public health officials say four outbreaks are active across Chatham-Kent:
– An outbreak at CKHA’s Medicine B Unit, declared on March 27, 2022, involves three cases.
– An outbreak at Blenheim Community Village, declared on March 22, 2022, involves 25 cases.
– An outbreak at the Chatham Retirement Resort, declared on March 20, 2022, involves 12 cases.
– An outbreak at an un-named group home, declared on March 10, 2022, involves seven cases.
A total of 215,879 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to date, 85,151 people 5+ have received at least one dose, 82,024 people 5+ have received two doses and 49,845 people 5+ have received three doses.
A total of 62 Chatham-Kent residents have died from the virus since the pandemic began in March of 2020, public health officials say.
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.
