Numbers at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance are holding relatively steady when it comes to area residents with COVID-19.

There are 19 COVID patients admitted to hospital right now, 5 of whom are being treated primarily for the virus.

Two COVID patients are in critical care, one each in the ICU and PCU.

There are 914 people with COVID in hospitals across Ontario, 278 of whom are in intensive care. 18 more Ontario residents have died from the virus.

Chatham-Kent Public Health will be releasing the latest community COVID trends on Wednesday.