The Public Health Agency rated the public-health risk from the virus as low, but the latest cases come as the outbreak continues around the world
The ATB Branch at 15 Sage Hill Plaza NW has been temporally closed after an ATB employee became Alberta's first presumed case of Coronavirus. Friday, March 6, 2020.Brendan Miller/Postmedia
Geoff Zochodne
March 8, 2020
4:57 PM EDT
The number of Canadian cases of the new coronavirus climbed higher Sunday, with Alberta, Ontario and Quebec all reporting confirmed or possible COVID-19 infections.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health announced Sunday another positive case of COVID-19 — a woman in her 40s who was recently in Colorado — increasing the total number of confirmed cases in the province to 29.
At least four cases in Ontario have already been resolved, according to the provincial government, with those patients testing negative for the virus twice in a row at least 24 hours apart.
“As a result of the coordinated efforts of our health care and public health system, all individuals who have tested positive have been quickly assessed and isolated,” the provincial government stated in a press release. “At this time, the virus is not circulating locally. However, given the global circumstances, Ontario is actively working with city and health partners to plan for the potential of local spread.”
Quebec’s health ministry said Sunday that another probable case had been detected, a person who recently returned from a cruise. Meanwhile, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said there were two new presumptive cases of COVID-19 in the province, and that one previous presumptive case was now confirmed.
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