The Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit has broken down the local COVID-19 cases by behaviour and occupation.
CK Public Health reported two new cases on Wednesday afternoon for a total of 484 cases (29 active) since the pandemic started in mid-March.
It also released a list detailing the risk factors associated with each of those cases, but added cases can fall under multiple risk factors. So, for example, someone could fall under two or more categories at the same time -- an "infected farm worker" could also be considered "close contact with a contagious person."
Close contact with a contagious person has been the most prevalent risk factor, affecting 367 cases, followed by 147 infected farm workers and 112 temporary foreign workers who caught the virus. A total of 30 of the locally confirmed cases have been linked to travel outside of Ontario, 16 infected residents worked in a congregate community living setting, and there were also nine residents in a congregate community living setting.
A total of nine local students and two school staff members have tested positive for the virus, while seven health care workers have become infected. Three cases were also linked to health care workers in a health care setting.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Chatham-Kent had 29 active cases but none are in the hospital. CK Pubic Health is still reporting three workplace outbreaks and one school outbreak at Winston Churchill Public School in Chatham. Of the active cases, 21 are close contacts of a contagious person, four are part of the workplace outbreaks, one is part of the school outbreak, one is travel-related, one is still under investigation, and the last is listed as unknown.
The Lambton-Kent Public School Board confirmed on its website Wednesday, a student at Tilbury District High School has tested positive for the virus -- the first confirmed case reported at the Tilbury school. Two other high schools in Chatham-Kent had previously confirmed cases, Chatham-Kent Secondary School and Ursuline College Chatham Secondary School.
