Canada’s 1st suspected case of coronavirus found in Toronto

Canada has confirmed its first “presumptive” case of the deadly coronavirus in Toronto as the number of infections worldwide surpasses 1,900 cases.

Public health officials announced Saturday afternoon the confirmed case —  a man in his 50s who had travelled to Wuhan, China — was found at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

Officials say lab results were received Saturday afternoon. The man is in stable condition.

While the case has been confirmed by a test in Toronto, officials said it has yet to complete separate testing by the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases in Winnipeg. The illness can’t be officially confirmed until that testing is completed.

Officials are now trying to determine exactly how much contact the man could have had with others since his return to Canada. Officials say any contact was likely limited to members of his household.

 

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