Coronavirus Canada Update: Two new COVID-19 cases in Sarnia-Lambton

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Coronavirus: Quebec reports 1,537 new positive COVID-19 cases The restrictions were first put in place for Toronto, Peel and Ottawa on Friday, but have now been extended after the province recorded 407 new cases on Saturday — the most in a 24-hour stretch since June 2. It also comes a day after Ontario recorded 402 cases. Previously, gathering limits were set at 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors. “Folks, the alarm bells are ringing,” said Ford on Saturday. “Too much of it is being tied to people who aren’t following the rules, people who think it's OK to hold parties, carrying on as if things are back to normal. They aren't. ... We can't have these wild parties right now. It's just way, way too risky.” For those who organize a gathering that exceeds the new limit, they can face a minimum fine of $10,000 under the current emergency orders. If you're caught going to one of these parties, “you can get slapped with a $750 fine,” said Ford. These new restrictions do not apply to events held in facilities such as movie theatres, restaurants, banquet halls, places of worship, gyms, or convention centers.

After a bit of a lull in Sarnia-Lambton’s COVID-19 caseload, two more cases have been confirmed by health officials.

There are now 321 in the area, according to Lambton public health’s latest report released late Friday night. Three more people have also recovered from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus for a total of 280.

There are now 16 active cases – one less than the previous day’s report – while 25 people have died, but none since June. About 1.7 per cent of the 18,680 tests have come back positive.

Bluewater Health, with hospitals in Sarnia and Petrolia, hasn’t had a COVID-19 patient in about two months.

Meanwhile, on-site testing at a greenhouse near Forest where two employees previously tested positive for COVID-19 has been completed and all results came back negative. Mobile testing at Roelands Plant Farms wrapped up Tuesday and the company announced Friday in a statement no positive cases were identified.

“It is very likely that the affected employees were never physically at work while infected, but we wanted to make sure that we did not have any internal spread,” co-owner Adrian Roelands said in the statement. “We’ve also been very vigilant about taking precautions over the last months, with extra sanitizing, requirements for masks and distancing, taking temperatures, all of it. But we did want to take this extra step to be sure, and it’s what was recommended to us.”

The company worked closely with Lambton public health throughout the process, it said.

The topic of masks during the ongoing global pandemic continues to be debated throughout the region. Sarnia has mandated masks for indoor public settings through a bylaw and Petrolia is considering the same, but it’s only encouraged and not compulsory throughout the rest of Lambton County.

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