Public Health Sudbury and Districts confirmed another case of COVID-19 over the weekend.
The health unit says a woman in her 40s is the third confirmed case in the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts, though it is travel-related and not connected to the first two cases - the woman returned from Switzerland on March 10th, then flew from Montreal to Toronto the same day, then Toronto to Sudbury on March 11th - anyone who may have sat near the woman on those flights is considered a "close contact" and advised to self-isolate for fourteen days, while anyone else who was on one of the flights is urged to self-monitor for fourteen days.
As of Saturday, the health unit had submitted over 350 tests, though only three positive cases have been confirmed - the first was a Sudbury man believed to have been exposed when he travelled to the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto at the start of the month, while the second is a woman who's a close contact of that man.
As of Sunday afternoon, Algoma Public Health's reported only one case with 65 negative tests and 60 more pending, emphasizing the sole case was a woman who arrived at Sault Ste. Marie's Chippewa International Airport on Delta 4212 around 10:45 the night of March 15th, then drove home before contacting the health unit the next day, staying in self-isolation.
Porcupine Health Unit's also reported a case - warning those who attended a stag and doe at the McIntyre Ballroom in Timmins on March 7th may have been exposed - while the Northwestern Health Unit's reported a Fort Frances adult who recently returned from international travel has tested positive.