The Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 28, 2020 10:21 PM ET | Last Updated: 11 hours ago
Dr. David Williams, medical officer of health, said Friday night that this is the eighth case of novel coronavirus in the province.
Officials said the patient is a man in his 80s with a travel history to Egypt.
He arrived in Toronto on Feb. 20 and went to the Scarborough Health Network's General Hospital's emergency department on Thursday.
Officials said he was isolated as he was tested for COVID-19 and discharged the same day feeling well and went home, where he remains.
"Throughout his travels, the man wore a mask," the Ontario Ministry of Health said in a release. "Toronto Public Health is actively engaged in contact tracing and case management."
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