Sarnia Reduces Number of People Allowed at Social Gatherings

The Ontario Government reduced the number of people allowed to attend private social gatherings around the Province on Tuesday. Previously, indoor gatherings could consist of 50 people, and outdoor gatherings were limited to 100. The new limits are 10 people at an indoor gathering and 25 people at an outdoor event or gathering.

As of this morning at 9 AM, there was 1 active case of COVID-19 in Lambton County, 0 active outbreaks, and there hasn’t been a hospitalization for COVID-19 since May.

The Province of Ontario recently started a new website with data on COVID-19 cases in publicly-funded Ontario schools. The most recent report shows 116 schools in Ontario with reported cases of the virus, but there are no cases of COVID-19 in publicly funded schools or licensed childcare settings in Lambton County.

Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand