COVID-19 test tube. (Photo from Pixabay)COVID-19 test tube. (Photo from Pixabay)
Sarnia

Active COVID case count drops to 35

The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Sarnia-Lambton decreased by four Sunday to 35.

Lambton Public Health reported two new confirmed cases of the virus along with six resolved cases.

Since the pandemic began in March 2020, there have been 4,177 confirmed infections and 4,071 recoveries.

The local death toll remains at 71 and there are two active outbreaks in the community.

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