Another workplace outbreak has been declared in Chatham-Kent. As is standard practice, CK Public Health doesn’t release the name or location of any business in outbreak that isn’t open to the general public.
Three positive cases involving Chatham-Kent residents have been linked to the latest outbreak. Officials say the workplace outbreak declared on Tuesday involves four positive cases, none of whom live in CK.
The number of active cases has slipped down to 79 with nine new confirmed cases and 10 resolved.
One more local resident has been admitted to hospital with the virus.
There are now 50 cases involving variants of concern in Chatham-Kent – 4 of the UK variant, and 46 referred to as VOC-related mutations.
Around the region, Windsor has 54 new cases of the virus, while Lambton County is reporting 13 new cases.
The Ministry of Health says there have been 2333 new cases added today along with 15 more deaths linked to the virus.
Meantime, there are now 421 people being treated for COVID-19 in intensive care units across the province, an all-time high.
