1 new COVID-19 case in Ottawa
CBC News | Posted: March 18, 2020 4:46 PM | Last Updated: March 18, 2020
Man in his 20s had travelled to U.S., now self-isolating
Ontario's Ministry of Health said Wednesday there is one new case of COVID-19 in Ottawa and 23 new in the province.
Ottawa's case is a man in his 20s who had travelled to the United States and is self-isolating, the ministry said.
This brings the total to 14 in Ottawa, all linked to travel. An Ottawa man in his 60s who's tested positive for COVID-19 remains in hospital, but is not in intensive care, according to local public health officials.
There are 27 in eastern Ontario, with five resolved or no longer considered contagious, and one death in Barrie, Ont.
As of Wednesday, Quebec had 94 confirmed cases including the first in the Outaouais and Canada had more than 560.
A total of eight deaths in Canada have now been linked to COVID-19, seven in B.C.