Image

Ontario’s daily COVID-19 case rate dips below 3,000 two days in a row

May 5, 2021

About 45 percent of eligible Lambton residents have the jab

Ontario is reporting under 3,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the second day in a row.

The province reported 2,941 new cases Wednesday and 2,791 Tuesday. There were 44 deaths Wednesday.

The province has been under a Stay-At-Home order since early April to reduce the number of people contracting the virus and ending up in the province’s already crowded intensive care units. Tuesday there were nearly 900 people in ICUs across the province with COVID-19.

In Lambton County, there have been 70 new cases since April 29 including 18 people reported COVID-19 positive Wednesday. Eight-four people are ill right now.

There are six outbreaks including four workplace outbreaks with 18 people ill.

In the meantime, Lambton’s vaccination effort is rolling along. Lambton’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Sudit Ranade, told Lambton County Councillors Wednesday 45 per cent of Lambton’s population over the age of 16 have had at least one dose. Ranade says 52,257 people have been given the first dose, 3,190 people have received two doses.

Ranade says Lambton is expected to receive a steady level of vaccines – about 5,000 per week – but the supply may increase in the second and third week. The federal government just announced an additional Moderna vaccines in May.

Share This

Image
Front Page

Forest Kiwanis hope a mandarin, apple and cucumber can raise some cash for Kineto

February 7, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent “Why would somebody give 6.2 million for a banana on the wall?” That’s what Forest’s Jose Van Haastert thought after seeing what a crypto billionaire paid for a piece of conceptual art with a banana on the wall. Her family talked about the massive price tag for the art over Christmas. But the idea got Van Haastert,

Read More

Image
News

New scholarship program at Great Lakes created in honour of late Sarnia judge

February 7, 2025

Students in St. Clair Township and Sarnia will be able to apply for a new scholarship program, named in honour of an Ontario Court Justice from Sarnia. The Sarnia Community Foundation says the family of the late Anne McFadyen has set up an annual scholarship program, similar to LCCVI’s Nicol Scholarships. It will honour five graduating students from Great Lakes

Read More

Front Page

Driver taken to hospital after Inwood accident

February 7, 2025

An Alvinston woman had to be taken to hospital after an accident near Inwood Monday. Lambton OPP have yet to release any details about the crash Monday morning which occurred during foggy conditions. Witnesses say two vehicles, a van and large pickup truck, collided at the corner of Inwood and Shiloh Line Monday morning. The van was T-boned. Brooke-Alvinston Fire

Read More

Image
Sports

LCCVI on top of girls high school hockey standings

February 7, 2025

LCCVI moved into a first place tie with Chatham-Kent Secondary School in girls’ high school hockey this week with a 2-1 win over the Golden Hawks in Chatham. The Lancers are 2-0-2 in the south division this season. The regular season wraps up late next week. Playoff dates have yet to be announced.

Read More