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Another COVID-19 outbreak in Lambton

May 16, 2020

Another long term care home in Lambton is fighting COVID-19.

And another person has lost their life to the virus.

Two residents of the Residence on St. Clair in Sarnia have tested positive for the virus. That makes three long term care homes in Sarnia with outbreaks now.

Friday, Lambton County officials announced one resident at Marshall Gowland Manor tested positive for COVID-19.

And Vision Nursing Home has 13 residents in one wing of a unit with the novel coronavirus. Three have died. Six health care workers there have also tested positive.

As of Saturday afternoon there were 222 people in Lambton County have tested positive for COVID-19, 163 people have recovered. Nineteen people have died in Lambton County.

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