Bluewater Health, in consultation with Lambton Public Health, has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on the Surgical B unit in Sarnia, with six patients testing positive. All designated care partners for Surgical patients are halted. Four staff infections related to the outbreak have been identified at this time.
This outbreak and the one declared on the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit on January 7, 2022 are expected to end January 24, 2022.
Bluewater Health currently has 41 COVID-positive patients in hospital.