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Sarnia

Active COVID case count drops below 10

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Sarnia-Lambton dropped to eight Friday morning.

Lambton Public Health reported five more recoveries and no new cases in its most recent daily update.

There have been a total of 3,692 confirmed cases in the region since the beginning of the pandemic and 3,615 resolved cases.

The local death toll remains unchanged at 69.

Bluewater Health has no COVID-19 patients in hospital.

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