Ontario’s 3rd coronavirus case this week confirmed - Muskoka Post

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Today Feb. 27 Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, confirmed that the husband of Ontario's fifth case of COVID-19 has tested positive for the virus. The man, in his 60s, is currently in self-isolation.

"We are working alongside Toronto Public Health, who is now and will continue to be in regular contact with this individual during their self-isolation period," said Dr. Williams.

Toronto Public Health continues to actively engage in contact tracing and case management, including following up with the individual and his close contacts. The province is assuring the public that the risk of being infected with COVID-19 continues to be very low for Canadians and for Ontarians in particular.

On Feb. 24 a woman in her 60s presented herself at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre's emergency department with a travel history to Iran.

While on Feb 23. the province released information notifying the public that on February 21, an adult woman arrived to Canada from China and presented at North York General Hospital's emergency department at the advice of Telehealth Ontario with an intermittent cough that was improving.