Peterborough Public Health has confirmed its third case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
On Thursday morning, Dr. Rosana Salvaterra, medical officer of health, said the third case was a woman who had recently travelled to Florida. Specific details were not provided. The test results were received late Wednesday evening.
“I think this is a very good time to remind our returning snowbirds they need to self-isolate once they are home,” said Salvaterra. “Call on friends and family to replenish their pantry and freezer and do any errands for them, they do need to remain at home”
Salvaterra noted they have identified five “close contacts” of the third confirmed case.
“Only those who are symptomatic will be tested,” said Salvaterra. “None of our cases are hospitalized and all remain in self-isolation.”
It’s the third confirmed case of COVID-19 for the health unit’s jurisdiction since Sunday. The health unit monitors the city of Peterborough, Peterborough County, Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation.
The first confirmed case was a man in his 30s who had recently travelled to Europe and returned home on Feb. 24 and began to have flu-like symptoms on March 1. He visited Peterborough Regional Health Centre on March 12. Trent University noted the man was associated with its Peterborough campus.
- Confirmed positive: 3
- Confirmed negative: 84
- Under investigation: 77
- Deceased: 0
- Hospitalized cases: 0
- Current status of hospitalized cases: n/a
- Unusual cases: n/a
Earlier this week, Peterborough Regional Health Centre opened a COVID-19 assessment centre at its emergency department. However, it advises that only people referred by health professionals should visit the centre.
New visitor restrictions were announced on Thursday morning.
Salvaterra said the health unit is extending its weekend hours for its hotline.
“So we have increased our capacity. Yesterday (Wednesday) we received almost 700 calls on our hotline and the average wait-time was just under one minute,” she said.
More to come.
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