COVID-19 test tube. (Photo from Pixabay)The number of active COVID-19 cases in Sarnia-Lambton has jumped from 19 to 26 in the past 24 hours.
Lambton Public Health reported eight new cases and one recovery on Saturday.
There have been a total of 3,718 confirmed cases in the region since the start of the pandemic. The health unit also reported a total of 3,623 resolved cases.
The local death toll remains unchanged at 69.
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.
Pretty in Pink at the Rink is the fifth one this year, and is in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
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.
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.
In hopes of raising awareness of the help available to sexual violence survivors, a local crisis centre has handed out stickers to over 200 businesses.
Three people are facing charges after separate incidents took place over the long weekend.
