Death toll from COVID-19 pandemic now at 62 in Huron Perth

There’s a new COVID-19 related death in our region.

Huron Perth Public Health officials say the death toll in the area now stands at 62 after a community member died.

The death, along with four others linked to an outbreak at Knollcrest Lodge in Milverton that were reported last week, are the first fatalities from the pandemic since May.

There are currently 32 active cases in Huron Perth.