99.1 NewsLocal 9 New COVID-19 Cases In C-K On Thursday August 6, 2020 CK Public Health is reporting 9 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. 84 cases are currently “active” in the municipality – that’s Chatham-Kent’s highest active case load since the pandemic began. There is one workplace outbreak listed on the Public Health website – although it has not been confirmed what that workplace is. Of Chatham-Kent’s 308 total cases, 253 are considered close contact transmissions with 17 cases listed as travel-related. Dr. Colby says a number of positive cases currently self-isolating should soon be cleared and added to the recoveries column. Approximately 300 C-K residents are currently self-isolating as active cases or close contacts of current cases. Ontario is now at 4 consecutive days under 100 new cases, with 95 new cases reported province-wide on Thursday.