On the\u00a0evening of Saturday March 28, Algoma Public Health received confirmation of two more\u00a0Algoma residents who have tested positive\u00a0for COVID-19.<\/p>\n
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The third Algoma resident to test positive for COVID-19 is a man in his 60s.\u00a0He had travelled to a Toronto health care facility\u00a0over one month ago and has since remained\u00a0admitted under the care of the health professionals there.\u00a0 There are no exposures within\u00a0Algoma related to this case.<\/p>\n
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The fourth Algoma resident to test positive for COVID-19 is a woman in her 60s, with recent travel to Florida.\u00a0 She developed symptoms on March 23rd<\/sup>, and returned to Algoma via private vehicle on March 25th<\/sup>. \u00a0She was tested at Sault Ste. Marie’s COVID-19 assessment centre on March 26th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Since her return home and following testing, this individual has remained in self-isolation at home, with no public exposures.\u00a0 All close contacts have been identified and notified.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “As expected, we will keep seeing more and more people\u00a0with COVID-19 in Algoma,” says Dr. Jennifer Loo, Associate Medical Officer of Health.\u00a0 “In order to prevent uncontrolled person-to-person spread in our communities, all of us must act now, to do three things:<\/p>\n Symptoms of COVID-19 can range from mild to severe and include fever, cough, and difficulty breathing (shortness of breath).<\/p>\n\n