Coronavirus test concept with blood test tubes, test form and other medical objects
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Coronavirus test concept with blood test tubes, test form and other medical objects © Can Stock Photo / alexbowmore

Drop in daily average COVID case count

By Stephanie Chaves

January 18, 2023 - 11:59am

The daily average number of COVID-19 cases in Sarnia-Lambton continues to trend lower.

Lambton Public Health reported 40 new lab confirmed cases of the virus in its weekly update on Wednesday, down from 77 reported a week ago.

The daily average number of cases has dropped from 10 to six.

Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, there have been 14,578 infections and 166 related deaths locally.

There are seven COVID-positive patients at Bluewater Health.

There are three outbreaks in congregate settings. The most recent was declared on Tuesday in the Continuing Care Unit at CEE Hospital in Petrolia.

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