Another double-digit rise in new COVID cases in Chatham-Kent.
Public Health identified 20 new infections over the weekend, but with 18 cases resolved, the number of active cases inched up to 57.
There are still two COVID patients being treated at the Health Alliance.
Public Health is keeping tabs on seven outbreaks in the municipality, five that are connected to schools, Tilbury Manor Nursing Home, and one church-based outbreak.
Meantime, parents across Ontario will soon be able to book their kids in to get their COVID vaccine.
The first shipment of Pfizer’s vaccine for children aged 5-11 arrived in Canada Sunday night, and the provincial booking portal will begin scheduling appointments at 8am Tuesday morning.
Chatham-Kent runs on its own independent system, but there’s no word yet when bookings will open up.
Public Health will be running a mass clinic at the Bradley Centre once again, although Dr. David Colby says it’s won’t be on the same scale as when adults started getting their shots back in February.
