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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Active COVID case count in Sarnia-Lambton holds steady

The active COVID-19 caseload in Sarnia-Lambton held steady at 79 Friday.

Lambton Public Health reported 12 new confirmed cases and 12 more recoveries.

Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 there's been a total of 3,171 cases, 3,037 of which are considered resolved. The number of cases identified as variants of concern is at 336, the first having been reported locally March 3.

There are four active workplace and institutional outbreaks, unchanged from Thursday.

Bluewater Health has 12 COVID-positive patients in hospital, up one over the last 24 hours.

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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.