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Sarnia

One new COVID case reported, active infections down two

Sarnia-Lambton's COVID-19 caseload has reached 3,600 since the start of the pandemic over a year ago.

Lambton Public Health reported one new confirmed case of the virus Tuesday, and three more cases are considered resolved for a total of 3,500. That lowers the number of active infections by two to 38.

The death toll is unchanged at 62 and there is one institutional outbreak.

Bluewater Health had two COVID-positive patients in hospital, down from three on Monday.

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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.