Bluewater Health Reports First Two COVID Deaths As Cases Rise
CKXSFM Staff
Bluewater Health in Sarnia is reporting it’s first two deaths related to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The deaths were confirmed Sunday morning as case numbers appear to be on the rise in Sarnia-Lambton.
Lambton Public Health says both deceased patients were in theirs 80s.
The first death was a patient who was admitted to hospital on March 24th and passed away on Friday.
The second individual, also in their 80s, was admitted
to Bluewater Health on March 26, and passed away on Sunday.
Positive tests were not received for both patients until Sunday.
“This is a very difficult time and we offer our sincere condolences to the families of these patients,” says Dr. Sudit Ranade, Medical Officer of Health for Lambton Public Health.
“Unfortunately, this tragic passing is a reminder to our community that we need to be resilient and continue to take steps to reduce community spread of COVID-19.”
Lambton Public Health says there have been 21 confirmed COVID-19 cases in their area.
The rise in case numbers is mainly associated to the backlog of test results, according to health officials.
There are no confirmed cases involving anyone under 50 years of age in Lambton County.
