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High Ecoli Counts At Most Huron County Beaches This Week

Testing this week showed ecoli levels over provincial standards at all Huron County beaches checked, except for Bayfield, which is just under the acceptable level of 100.

However, a tweet from Huron County Health Unit says only Goderich Rotary Cove Beach is closed, with an ecoli count of 618.

The ecoli counts at other beaches range from 114 to 461.

The risk of illness increases when swimming in water with E. coli levels above 100.

E. coli levels on August 12, 2015

Beach E. coli levels Amberley Beach 448 Ashfield Township Park Beach 308 Bayfield Main Beach 97 Bayfield South Beach 114 Black’s Point Beach 258 Goderich – Main Beach 461 Goderich – Rotary Cove Beach 618 Goderich – St. Christopher’s Beach 232 Hay Township Park Beach 314 Houston Heights Beach 202 Port Albert Beach 358 Port Blake Beach 116 St. Joseph’s Beach 307 Sunset Beach 330

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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.