COVID-19 test tube. (Photo from Pixabay)There has been another local death related to COVID-19.
Lambton Public Health said the death toll has risen to 174. An individual in their 80s died in hospital.
The health unit reported 27 new lab confirmed cases of the virus in its weekly update, for a total of 14,877 since the start of the pandemic just under three years ago.
The average number of positive cases per day has dropped to three.
There are no COVID-positive patients at Bluewater Health.
Lambton Public Health is extending its latest cold weather alert, issued on Monday. It will now remain in effect until Sunday.
As of January 22, about 2,700 students still had to respond by the February 3 deadline.
The contest between Sarnia firefighters and police brought in $3,380 for Huron House Boys’ Home.
The Walpole Island Police Service is breaking from the Ontario Provincial Police and going it alone.
The Bank of Canada has decided to hold it's target for the overnight rate at 2.25 per cent.
The Sarnia Sting fell 4-1 to the Kitchener Rangers in OHL action Tuesday night.
