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12 recent coronavirus cases in Chatham-Kent linked to multi-day boating trip, health unit says
coronavirus cases reported to the region’s health unit has been linked to a boating trip involving several Chatham-Kent-area households.Officials with Chatham-Kent Public Health reported Thursday that an investigation had found that 12 cases recently confirmed in the region were linked to the boating trip, which was outside of Chatham-Kent and was “several days in duration.”“(Chatham-Kent Public Health) is isolating these cases and tracing their contacts, of which there is a very large number,” the health unit said.Few other details are known about the boating trip, including where the group travelled, how many households were involved and where those infected are from.In a statement, the region’s medical officer of health, Dr.