Bluewater Health April 25, 2019 Photo by Melanie Irwin.Bluewater Health April 25, 2019 Photo by Melanie Irwin.
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BWH reports drop in number of COVID patients

The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations locally has dropped.

Bluewater Health has six patients confirmed to have the virus, one in the ICU.

That is down from 10 positive patients reported on Tuesday.

In its update Wednesday, Lambton Public Health reported 36 new cases since its last report.

Since the start of the pandemic two years ago, there have been 9,821 confirmed infections locally and 127 related deaths.

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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.