Two new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Hamilton are travel related

There are two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hamilton, Ontario’s Ministry of Health is reporting Wednesday (March 18).

Both cases are travel related.

There are two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hamilton, Ontario’s Ministry of Health is reporting Wednesday (March 18).

Both cases are travel related.

One case is a man in his 70s who recently travelled to Mexico and the other case is a woman in her 30s who has recently returned from the Caribbean.

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Both cases are self-isolating at this time.

In total, the provincial public health agency is reporting 22 new confirmed cases in Ontario. Most of them are travel-related but several are listed as ‘close contact.’

On Tuesday, Ontario declared a state of emergency and called for the immediate closure of restaurants, bars, theatres and nightclubs.

They also announced an initial $300 million in emergency funds to go towards adding more beds in Ontario Hospitals and fortifying front-line health-care workers with protective gear.

There are currently 212 confirmed cases in Ontario and one death linked to COVID-19, but it remains to be determined if it was the direct cause of death in that case.

Photo courtesy The Canadian Press