A recent spike in COVID-19 cases across Chatham-Kent has the health unit urging residents to be "on alert" when it comes to stopping the spread of the virus.
Chatham-Kent Public Health announced Monday that the case management team has reached its capacity and a further increase in workload will be unmanageable.
“We are doing our best to control the spread of this virus, but we need our residents to step up and increase their diligence to help prevent overloading of our local healthcare capacity," said Chatham-Kent Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Colby.
If you are not feeling well or have symptoms of any kind, public health officials are asking you to avoid social gatherings.
“This is a very clear request," said Colby. "Vaccination helps greatly but, regardless of your vaccination status, if you are not feeling well, do not leave your home or invite other people into your home."
The health unit is reporting 55 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday. Only 26 previous cases were marked as resolved during that time, bringing the number of active cases up from 109 to 138.
The last time there were that many active cases was on September 13, when there were 140.
A mobile vaccination clinic for children 5 to 11 years old will be at Wallaceburg District Secondary School on Monday, December 13 from 3-8 p.m. and at Tilbury District High School on Monday, December 20 from 3-8 p.m.
All clinics are by appointment only and can be booked online at www.getyourshotck.ca or by calling 519-351-1010.