‘Absolutely ridiculous’ Lambton left in the dark by York1
Two COVID-19 deaths in Lambton reported Friday
November 12, 2021
Two more people have died of COVID-19 in Lambton County.
Lambton Public Health officials say a person in their 60s and another in their 80s died at Bluewater Health of the virus which has so far claimed 73 lives in Lambton and 29,273 lives across Canada.
Provincial officials are reporting five deaths in the province today, including the two in Lambton County.
There were 598 new cases of COVID-19 reported across Ontario today. Right now, there are 47 people ill with the virus in Lambton.
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