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CK sees spike in recovered COVID-19 cases

Chatham-Kent Public Health is reporting a jump in the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 in the municipality.

On Saturday afternoon, the number of active cases went from 53 down to six.

So far, Chatham-Kent has had a total of 89 confirmed cases, 51 of which were the result of an outbreak at a local greenhouse production facility. As of Saturday, there are no reported outbreaks at local long-term care or retirement homes.

In the municipality, 2039 people have been tested with 23 results currently pending.

Across Ontario, 19,944 confirmed cases were reported on Saturday, a 1.8 per cent increase from Friday’s figures.

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