Bailey expects 2025 to bring completed detox centre
More people at Vision Nursing Home develop COVID-19
May 18, 2020
Three more people at a Sarnia nursing home have tested positive for COVID-19.
The latest statistics from Lambton Public Health show there were four new cases of the respiratory virus detected Sunday – three were in Vision Nursing Home.
COVID-19 was first detected in the Sarnia non-profit home April 23. Since then 14 residents and 10 staff members have tested positive. Four residents have died.
Two other long term care homes in Lambton have outbreaks, Marshall Gowland Manor and Village on the St. Clair.
In all, 225 people have been confirmed to have COVID-19, 163 have recovered and 19 have died.
Across Ontario, there have been 22,957 people who have had the virus – 304 were diagnosed yesterday. 1,904 people have passed away – 1,389 were seniors in long term care homes. Right now 189 homes have had outbreaks of the virus and 1,606 staff members have been ill from the virus. Five health care workers have died.
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Bailey expects 2025 to bring completed detox centre
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But will it bring a provincial election? Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey says 2025 will be the year Lambton’s withdrawal management centre will be completed. And he’s not ruling out the possibility of an election this year. Bailey spoke to The Independent on New Years Day on what lay ahead for his riding. One of the bright spots,
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Petrolia man charged with kidnapping in Sarnia
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Homelessness, addiction key Lambton issues in 2025
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Former Inwood firefighters to give out scholarships, grants
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Making the best in a ‘terrible’ situation Heather Wright/The Independent They’ve had to jump through a lot of hoops, but former Inwood firefighters are ready to “make the best of a terrible situation” and invest in their community. The former Inwood Firemen’s Association is now the Inwood Firemen’s Community Organization and is preparing to offer scholarships and grants to the
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