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Flu outbreak at Stratford General declared over

An influenza outbreak at the hospital in Stratford is over.

The outbreak was first announced on February 10 on the Medicine Unit at the Stratford General Hospital site.

There have been no new hospital-acquired influenza cases since the outbreak was declared and the status was lifted in consultation with Huron Perth Public Health.

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(left to right) SPS Deputy Chief Michael Van Sickle and Acting Chief Mike Federico. June 25, 2026. (Photo by Natalia Vega)

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Scoreboard, June 26

The Toronto Blue Jays dropped their third in a row Thursday, 6-5 to the visiting Texas Rangers, and the Detroit Tigers suffered a 2-1 loss to Houston.