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COVID recoveries increase one

Another person in Sarnia-Lambton has beaten COVID-19.

Lambton Public Health's COVID update Saturday showed 258 recovered cases, 286 confirmed cases, unchanged over the previous 24 hours, and 25 deaths, unchanged in nearly one month.

The number of completed tests across the community is nearing 13,000 -- it sits at 12,960, an increase of 125 tests from Friday's figures.

Currently there are no institutional outbreaks in Lambton County.

In its daily COVID  update Sunday morning Bluewater Health reported that there are no patients currently in hospital with the virus with 5 patients in hospital with suspected cases, down from 15 Saturday.

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Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CK police charge woman with assault

According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.

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Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.