2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ontario

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DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationOntario, Canada
First caseSunnybrook Hospital, Toronto
Arrival dateJanuary 25, 2020
(1 month, 3 weeks and 1 day)
OriginWuhan, Hubei, China
Confirmed cases189
Recovered5[1]
Deaths
1
Official website
Ontario Government

This article outlines the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in the Canadian province of Ontario. As of March 17 at 10:30 a.m. ET, there have been 185 confirmed cases, 5 recoveries, and 1 death.[2][3][4] Overall 11,167 people have been approved for testing, with 9415 people (98.1 %) testing negative and 185 people (1.9 %) testing positive.[2]

On March 17, the Government of Ontario declared a state of emergency,[5] closing bars and restaurants (with the exception of take-out and delivery services), as well as libraries, theaters, cinemas, schools and daycares and all public gatherings of more than 50 people.[4] Furthermore, the government announced that Ontario had "have some evidence of community transmission" of COVID-19.[6]

Timeline[edit]

On January 25, the first presumptive case in Canada was admitted to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto and placed into a negative pressure chamber.[7] The patient, a male in his 50s who travelled between Wuhan and Guangzhou before returning to Toronto on January 22, contacted emergency services following rapid onset symptoms.[8] The presumption of infection in the patient was made after a rapid test was done at Public Health Ontario's Toronto laboratory. Final testing conducted at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba validated the presumptive confirmation on January 27.[9][10][11] Authorities said that the patient was experiencing respiratory problems but was in stable condition.[7] His condition later improved and he was released from hospital on January 31.[12]

On January 27, the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario announced the man's wife as the second presumptive case.[13] This case was confirmed the following day.[14] Officials reported that she was in good condition and that she was asymptomatic.[7]

On January 31, the third case in Ontario (and the fourth case in Canada) was reported in the city of London.[15] Officials said that the individual, a woman in her 20s and a student at University of Western Ontario, returned from Wuhan on January 23.[16] She was asymptomatic and had tested negative at first, but additional advanced testing confirmed that the woman had low levels of the virus in her system.[16] Officials said that the individual wore a mask during her voyage and she voluntarily entered self-isolation upon her return, making a full recovery after two or three days.[16] On the same day, the Government of Ontario reported that 17 cases were under investigation within its provincial jurisdiction.[17] Officials said that most of the individuals under investigation were awaiting results while in self-isolation at home.[18] As of January 30, the associate medical officer of Ontario said that the province had conducted a total of 67 tests with 38 negative results.[18] Officials said that all possible cases—including previous negative results—were being retested as additional assessments become available.[16]

CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario has been used as a quarantine facility for repatriated Canadians since February 7.[19] Four positive cases for the virus of the repatriated citizens at CFB Trenton have been reported as of March 15, 2020.[20]

On February 24, a fourth presumptive case in Ontario was announced of a woman in her 20s who presented to a hospital on February 21 with symptoms after travelling to Wuhan. The woman was tested locally with a positive test result and the sample was sent to the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg.[21] On February 24, health officials in Ontario stated that all three previous cases in Ontario were "resolved", which means patients had two consecutive negative test results 24 hours apart and that the "system was working".[21]

On March 5, Ontario reported three more cases of the virus, for a total of 23 in the province, with cases in Toronto, Kitchener, and Mississauga being reported. The three cases came from Iran, Italy, and the Grand Princess cruise ship, respectively. It was also announced that another case in Ontario was resolved.[22]

Five cases, two imported from each of Iran and the Grand Princess, and one from Las Vegas, were reported on March 6. [23] Four more cases were reported to have been imported from Colorado, Washington, D.C., France, and Germany on March 8, bringing the total to 32.[24][25][26]

On March 9, Ontario confirmed two new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 34. He is an octogenarian and a septuagenarian from Toronto having traveled to Iran, where cases of COVID-19 have multiplied in recent weeks.[27]

On March 10, a close contact of a previous case and a man who travelled to Switzerland were confirmed as Ontario's 35th and 36th case, respectively. Later the same day, a Sudbury man who attended the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto on March 2–3 was confirmed as the 37th positive case, and the first in northern Ontario.[28]

On March 11, a 40-year-old man who recently traveled to Austria was confirmed as the first coronavirus case in Ottawa.[29] The overall coronavirus case number in Ontario rose to 42 on the same day.

On March 12, 17 new cases were confirmed including a baby boy who had recently visited the North York General Hospital in Toronto. Ontario provincial total increased to 59.[30]

On March 13, health officials reported 19 additional cases, bringing the number of cases to 79, and on the 14th, 24 more, making the total 103.[31][3]

On March 17, it was announced that a man in his 70s, who had died in Barrie, was the first death in Ontario as a result of COVID-19.[4]

On March 18, a player for the Ottawa Senators tests positive.[32]

Government response[edit]

Ontario has announced they have a dedicated web page updated 3 times daily with the cumulative total and new cases.[2] In addition, they have been making new releases as cases are confirmed, with their source whether they are due to travel history or close contact.[33] The Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Christine Elliott has been overseeing the emergency plan for the virus.[34]

On March 17, the Government of Ontario declared a state of emergency.[5] This included prohibition of all public events of over 50 people, closure of bars and restaurants (with the exception that restaurants may continue to provide takeout and delivery services) as well as libraries, theaters, cinemas, schools and daycares.[4]

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