A microbiologist performs a manual extraction of the coronavirus. (Photo by Tom Wolf from Flickr)A microbiologist performs a manual extraction of the coronavirus. (Photo by Tom Wolf from Flickr)
Sarnia

Recovered COVID cases climb three

Sarnia-Lambton's COVID-19 figures took a step in the right direction over the past 24 hours, with three more recovered cases reported Saturday.

Lambton Public Health's latest update shows 304 of the 336 confirmed cases have been resolved.

The most recent confirmed case was reported August 16 and the most recent death related to the virus was reported June 6 -- there also hasn't been any COVID-19 hospitalizations locally for over two months.

Provincially, 108 new cases were reported on Saturday, a 0.3 per cent increase over Friday. The number of total cases in Ontario is now at 41,287, with 37,487 of them listed as recovered.

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Crash in Tilbury claims driver's life

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.