Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) officials have announced that the COVID-19 outbreak declared on the Medicine A Unit at the Chatham Site on September 1, 2022 has been declared over by CK Public Health.
“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,” hospital officials say.
“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. CKHA’s Essential Visitor and Care Partner Access policy remains in Phase 3 “Green.” With the outbreak declared over on Medicine A, this unit 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.”
Hospital officials added: “CKHA is reminding the community that the hospital remains a safe place to receive care. If you are experiencing an emergent acute care need, please do not hesitate to dial 911 or visit your nearest Emergency Department.”
The Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit provided the latest COVID-19 statistics in the community on Wednesday, September 7, 2022.
A total of 86 Chatham-Kent residents have died from the virus since the pandemic began in March of 2020, public health officials say.
CK Public Health officials say 76 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Wednesday, increasing the total number of cases to 9,546 since the pandemic began.
The current seven day rolling average case count (average number per day) is at 11.
Two outbreaks are active across Chatham-Kent.
The current situation page in Chatham-Kent can be seen, here.
