2nd case of COVID-19 confirmed in Sudbury
Dr. Penny Sutcliffe, Sudbury & Districts Medical Officer of Health, said the person in question is a woman in her 60s.
New patient 'was a close contact of the 1st confirmed COVID-19 case'
A second case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Sudbury, officials said on Sunday.
Dr. Penny Sutcliffe, Sudbury & Districts Medical Officer of Health, said the person in question is a woman in her 60s.
"This person was a close contact of the first confirmed COVID-19 case in our area," Sutcliffe said in a statement.
She said the patient was tested at Health Sciences North emergency department on Wednesday and is currently self-isolating at home.
Sudbury's first positive case is a man in his 50s whom attended a conference in Toronto earlier in March.
There are at least 146 confirmed cases in Ontario, and over 340 across Canada. There has been one death in B.C.