The Timiskaming Health Unit is reporting its first transmission of COVID-19 through community spread.
This means that in this case the virus was contracted from an unknown source and is not linked to travel or contact with a previously known individual who tested positive.
It's the tenth COVID-19 case in the district.
The person is in self-isolation and their close contacts have been contacted. It is expected that transmission within the community will continue.
Dr. Glenn Corneil, Acting Medical Officer of Health for the Timiskaming Health Unit stated, “Many people have been following safety precautions with the assumption that COVID-19 has already been spreading within our communities, and I thank them for that. Now, with confirmation that it is, everyone needs to be even more vigilant with their actions.”
- Stay home as much as possible, whether you are sick or not, but especially if you are sick.
- Practice physical distancing of 2 metres/six feet at all times, and you must avoid groups of more than five people.
- Once established, keep the same people in your social “bubble”. This is often just your immediate family.
- Do not travel, including within, or out of, your own district, unless it is absolutely essential.
- Sneeze and cough into your sleeve.
- Wash your hands often with soap and warm water, use alcohol based hand sanitizers, and don’t touch your face, mouth or eyes.
