{"id":12634,"date":"2020-04-22T10:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/?p=12634"},"modified":"2020-05-20T18:58:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T22:58:20","slug":"lambtons-top-doc-encouraged-by-covid-19-caseload-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/lambtons-top-doc-encouraged-by-covid-19-caseload-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Lambton’s top doc encouraged by COVID-19 caseload trend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Dave Dentinger<\/a><\/span>
\n April 22, 2020 10:17am<\/span><\/p>\n

Lambton\u2019s medical officer of health remains cautiously optimistic about how the local COVID-19 case count is trending.<\/p>\n

The health unit reported Wednesday morning <\/a>that the number of confirmed cases increased by two to 150. The number of deaths remained at 14 while the number of people recovered jumped by eight to 62.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sudit Ranade told Sue Storr on CHOK (103.9 FM, 1070 AM) that it\u2019s a good sign.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were hoping that this trend would continue, we need to see it continue and you\u2019ll hear lots of messaging that we need to carry on with this for a few more weeks to make sure that that\u2019s the way it\u2019s going,\u201d said Ranade. \u201cI think it\u2019s very encouraging, especially when you compare it to what we know what\u2019s happening in terms of the health system and ICU data. These are all encouraging signs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bluewater Health reported Wednesday<\/a> that the number of confirmed cases in hospital was 13 with just seven suspected of having the virus with tests pending.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ranade said the urban\/rural split remains 80-20 with more than a quarter of the county\u2019s cases related to seniors\u2019 homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cApproximately, let\u2019s say about 40 of the 150 cases are related to the nursing homes or retirement homes, either being residents or staff. It\u2019s not the largest proportion, but it does account for a significant group of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are two declared institutional outbreaks.<\/p>\n

Sarnia\u2019s Landmark Village retirement home has 34 cases, eight staff and 26 residents, with six deaths linked to the facility.<\/p>\n

An outbreak was also declared at Lambton County\u2019s Meadowview Villa in Petrolia after a staff member tested positive.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ranade said Lambton\u2019s older population, on average, might be part of the reason why the caseload locally seems higher than communities of similar size. He said our proximity to Michigan and London is another possible factor.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo those are two possibilities, but I don\u2019t think we\u2019ll ever know exactly for sure. It\u2019s very tempting to sort of look at those numbers and say this is the highest zone in the province or this is a hot-zone. It doesn\u2019t mean that the places that don\u2019t appear as issues don\u2019t have problems, and it doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that the places that look like they\u2019re having bigger problems are actually having bigger problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of Wednesday morning, Lambton Public Health reported that 1,149 tests have been done locally with 87 per cent being negative.<\/p>\n

-With files from Sue Storr<\/em><\/p>\n

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