The Northwestern Health Unit has confirmed the second positive case of COVID-19 was not recorded in our area.
Ontario Public Health reported a case in the Northwest district this morning, and moments later a Tweet was sent out stating the case was in Sudbury.
However, local officials stress the infected person’s primary residence is in southern Ontario.
Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Gemmill says the lab system in Ontario sends results to the health unit jurisdiction according to the address given by the person being tested.
Gemmill says “In this case, although the address given is in our jurisdiction, we have confirmed that the case was in another country when infected, and has not been in our area while infectious, and is not now in our area.
Ontario Public Health says the man in his 20’s recently returned from Columbia and he’s at home in self-isolation.
There are now 837 confirmed positive cases in Ontario and 13 deaths have been reported.
Second positive COVID-19 case reported in the NWHU region does not reside in our area. Read more: https://t.co/KTN6Q5RUKg pic.twitter.com/c5nXaH9yam
— Northwestern Health Unit (@TheNWHU) March 26, 2020
