Another COVID-19 death has been reported in Chatham-Kent.
Jeff Moco, a spokesperson for the Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit, told the Sydenham Current the latest death was a woman in her 70’s.
A total of 63 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 65 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday, increasing the total number of cases to 7,382 since the pandemic began.
A total of seven 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 two outbreaks are active across Chatham-Kent:
– An outbreak at CKHA’s Medicine B Unit, declared on March 27, 2022, involves seven cases.
– An outbreak at Blenheim Community Village, declared on March 22, 2022, involves 34cases.
A total of 216,151 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to date, 85,166 people 5+ have received at least one dose, 82,106 people 5+ have received two doses and 49,966 people 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.
