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Two new COVID-19 cases in London-Middlesex

The London-area saw a pair of additional COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit reported two new cases. The total case count for the region now stands at 728.

So far 57 people have died from the virus in the London-area, a number that hasn’t changed since June 12.

Elsewhere, Elgin and Oxford counties recorded no new cases on Saturday for the third day in a row. The two counties’ total case count stands at 254.

Across Ontario, provincial health officials reported 148 new cases, which represents a 0.4 per cent increase over Friday’s figures.

Health Minister Christine Elliot noted on her Twitter that 18 of Ontario's 34 public health units reported no new cases on Saturday.

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Youth volunteers practice coastal conservation

Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.