Dr. Wajid Ahmed, Medical Officer of Health confirmed the third positive case of COVID-19 in the Windsor and Essex County (WEC) region March 23rd, 2020. This third case is not connected to the previous two cases in Windsor-Essex and is travel related.
The third case is a male in his late 40’s that returned to Windsor after recent travel in the United States. The individual developed symptoms on March 15 and was tested at Windsor Regional Hospital’s COVID-19 Assessment and Testing Centre having met the current criteria for testing.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) was notified of the positive result on March 23rd. The individual works in Michigan and resides in WEC. He has been self-isolating since the onset of symptoms and is currently recovering at home. Close contacts of the client that reside in WEC have been contacted, are self-isolating, and currently have no symptoms. The WECHU will also work with local public health authorities in Michigan to contact individuals considered close contacts living outside of our local community to ensure appropriate public health actions are taken. This case is not related to any of the previously reported cases.
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