COVID-19: the basics

Blackburn News has compiled the basic information about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) from Ontario’s Ministry of Health.

Daily COVID-19 cases in London-area remain below 10

The Middlesex London Health Unit reported 19 new COVID-19 cases over the past three days – six on Monday, eight on Sunday, and five on Saturday.

Active COVID case count holding steady

Lambton Public Health reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 Monday, as well as one more resolved case.

Active COVID cases down to four in Sarnia-Lambton

No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Sarnia-Lambton Sunday.

Ten new COVID-19 cases in London region

Ten new COVID-19 cases were reported in the London region on Friday, the same day Ontario entered Step 3 of its economic reopening plan.

Long awaited border reopening plans unveiled

Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley is happy the federal government is finally starting to share some details about the reopening of the Canada/U.S. border.

Grey and Bruce counties into a modified Step 3 opening

Due to a continued surge in cases, health officials are instituting a modified plan.

London-area records another COVID-19 death, 9 new cases

A woman in her 80s is the latest person in the London region to succumb to COVID-19.

One new COVID case, two resolved

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Sarnia-Lambton has gone down to five.

Daily COVID-19 cases in London-area jump back into double-digits

The Middlesex London Health Unit logged 12 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the first time in nearly two weeks daily numbers have been in the double-digits.

Lambton Public Health on Exmouth Street in Sarnia. 27 April 2020. (BlackburnNews.com photo by Colin Gowdy)

COVID-19 death toll rises again

Lambton Public Health reported the 65th COVID-19 related death in Sarnia-Lambton, since the pandemic started in March 2020.

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