Main entrance at Bluewater Health's Sarnia hospital. Photo by Meghan Bond.Main entrance at Bluewater Health's Sarnia hospital. Photo by Meghan Bond.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations edge down in Sarnia-Lambton

By Natalia Vega
February 5, 2022 - 2:30pm

The number of COVID-positive patients reported at Bluewater Health has gone down to 24.

As reported on Friday, the hospital was previously caring for 26 COVID-positive patients. As of Saturday morning, three patients with COVID-19 remain in intensive care.

Lambton Public Health reported 33 new lab-confirmed cases on Saturday as well as 83 resolved cases. The number of known active COVID-19 cases has decreased to 241.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been a total of 9,064 confirmed cases of the virus in Lambton County and 8,712 resolved cases.

The local death toll remains a 111. The number of COVID-19 outbreaks also remains at five.

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