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Jan 14, 21 •
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Chatham-Kent residents won’t have to worry about spot COVID compliance checks from local police. That according to Gary Conn, chief of the Chatham-Kent Police Service. Following the stay-at-home-order from the provincial government’s state of emergency...
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Jan 14, 21 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative A Chatham-Kent man passed away from COVID-19 on Thursday morning. He was 91 years old and living alone until he contracted the virus and was sent to the hospital. Lori Marshall, president and CEO of the...
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Jan 13, 21 •
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Starting one minute after midnight, as we shift into Thursday, the provincial government’s 28-day stay-at-home order takes effect, and the municipality is making changes as a result. Municipal centres will temporarily close in Blenheim, Ridgetown, Tilbury,...
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Jan 13, 21 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Chatham-Kent, with the provincial stay-at-home order looming, saw its active COVID-19 caseload drop by 13 on Wednesday, to 119. CK Public Health reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 and 25 recoveries on...
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Jan 12, 21 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned residents on Tuesday afternoon that there are “dark days ahead” when it comes to COVID-19 and as a result, a second state of emergency was declared. Starting Thursday at 12:01...
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Jan 12, 21 •
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Chatham-Kent’s public health unit has reported 20 new cases of COVID-19 and 16 recoveries on Tuesday morning. The total active caseload has gone up by four, reaching a total of 132. Cumulatively, Chatham-Kent sits at 927 cases. Two new individuals have been...
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Jan 11, 21 •
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Chatham-Kent saw 63 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend and 56 individuals recovered. The active total of cases now sits at 128 while the cumulative cases have reached 907. Two new outbreaks have been declared. One is at Fairfield Park long-term care home...
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Jan 8, 21 •
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By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative Chatham-Kent ended the week with 23 individuals recovered from COVID-19 and only two new cases. It may also end the month with a vaccine. According to Chatham-Kent’s medical officer of health, Dr. David Colby,...
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Jan 8, 21 •
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To the residents of Chatham-Kent, The leaders of the Chatham-Kent Ontario Health Team (CKOHT) wish to emphasize to our community that our health care system is facing extremely serious strain and your urgent help is needed. The CKOHT is comprised of Health...
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Jan 5, 21 •
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The number of active COVID-19 cases in Chatham-Kent continues to climb, as we have reached 140 today, up 15 from yesterday. On top of that, a third long-term-care facility in Chatham-Kent is reporting an outbreak. Village on the Thames joins Copper Terrace...
