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Five new COVID-19 cases added in Wellington County

Public Health officials in Wellington County added five new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. There are ten active cases.

The death toll from the pandemic stands at 40 in Wellington County.

Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public health reported a total of 21 new cases since Friday, and there are 55 active cases.

One resident is in hospital with the virus, and another two in the ICU.

There are four workplace outbreaks.

There are two active cases in Mapleton, two in Wellington North and one in Minto.

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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.