COVID-19 test tube. (Photo from Pixabay)The local death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 176.
Lambton Public Health reported the latest related death in its weekly update Wednesday. The health unit said an individual in their 80s died in hospital.
The health unit reported 28 new lab confirmed cases of the virus, and the average number of positive infections is up slightly at four.
There is one active outbreak at a retirement home in Lambton Shores.
As of Wednesday, there were five COVID-positive patients at Bluewater Health.
A paediatrician with ties to southwestern Ontario has been punished after being found guilty of improperly using patient records.
Seth Jarvis scored the game-winner in overtime in Carolina's 4-3 comeback victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Stanley Cup Finals are now tied at one game apiece.
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is developing a long-term solid waste management strategy to guide planning over the next decade.
Chatham-Kent police caught the driver on Pioneer Line between St. Clair Road and Prince Albert Road, just outside of Chatham.
Some may consider it a prank, but Chatham-Kent police are taking a tripped fire alarm very seriously.
Chatham-Kent council is being asked to adopt a longterm housing framework for the next 25 years to accommodate growth.
