Lambton Public Health on Exmouth Street in Sarnia. 27 April 2020. (BlackburnNews.com photo by Colin Gowdy)Lambton Public Health on Exmouth Street in Sarnia. 27 April 2020. (BlackburnNews.com photo by Colin Gowdy)
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COVID-19 recoveries up one

By Stephanie Chaves
August 17, 2021 - 3:24pm

Lambton Public Health reported no new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday.

The health unit said the total caseload is unchanged at 3,656 confirmed infections since the start of the pandemic.

The number of resolved cases increased by one to 3,575, lowering the number of active infections by one to 13.

The number of infections involving variants of concern has risen to 690 since March 3, including 53 linked to the Delta variant.

Bluewater Health had two COVID-positive patients in hospital, unchanged from Monday.

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