{"id":29956,"date":"2020-03-28T15:05:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T19:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=29956"},"modified":"2020-03-31T23:16:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T03:16:24","slug":"second-case-of-covid-19-in-algoma-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/28\/second-case-of-covid-19-in-algoma-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Case of COVID-19 in Algoma District"},"content":{"rendered":"

Late in the\u00a0evening of Friday March 27th<\/sup>, Algoma Public Health (APH) confirmed the second Algoma resident to test\u00a0positive for\u00a0COVID-19.<\/p>\n

A woman in her 40s with recent travel to Michigan developed respiratory symptoms on the night of Saturday\u00a0March 21st<\/sup>.\u00a0 She went to Sault Area Hospital on the late night of March 23rd<\/sup>and was tested on March 24th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

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Hospital staff took all necessary infection prevention and control precautions. Following testing, the individual\u00a0was discharged home where she remains in self-isolation, following public health guidance and monitoring.<\/p>\n

Whenever an Algoma resident tests positive for COVID-19, Algoma Public Health conducts a thorough investigation to determine how they became exposed, and whether anyone else may be at risk of exposure.\u00a0 For the COVID-19 disease, we identify and notify anyone who would have had close contact with the ill individual during the 14 days since they began showing symptoms.\u00a0 We also identify and follow-up with anyone who had close contact with the ill individual during the 48 hours before they got sick.<\/p>\n

In this specific situation, Algoma Public Health has identified and notified all the close contacts of this individual.\u00a0 Although this individual did run an errand in Sault Ste. Marie, ON two days before she became ill, there were no close contacts that were identified as a result of that single activity.<\/p>\n

“As we prepare to see more people with COVID-19 in Algoma, this is an important reminder\u00a0that anyone who is returning from recent travel could have been exposed to COVID-19,” says Dr. Jennifer Loo, Associate Medical Officer of Health.\u00a0 “To protect ourselves, we should all be practicing physical distancing by avoiding close contact with those outside of our immediate families and\u00a0staying 2 metres away from other people.\u00a0 To protect our community,\u00a0returning travellers must stay home for 14 days.\u00a0 And anyone who is ill with even mild symptoms, should stay home.”<\/p>\n

Symptoms of COVID-19 can range from mild to severe and include fever, cough, and difficulty breathing (shortness of breath).<\/h2>\n