Another increase in the number of local cases of COVID-19.
According to this week’s report from Public Health, 76 new cases were confirmed between October 9th and the 15th, raising the seven-day average to 11 more high risk cases a day.
There have now been 9988 total cases and 87 lives lost to the virus in Chatham-Kent since the pandemic began.
Chatham-Kent’s positivity rate has gone up to 14.2%, the highest it’s been since mid-August. The provincial average is 15.7%.
Public Health staff are keeping tabs on three outbreaks across the municipality, two at group homes, and one with 6 linked cases at Wallaceburg Retirement Residence.