KFL&A Public Health have confirmed that as of Wednesday morning, the region’s total number of COVID-19 cases is now 14. Public health officials say they are still “actively investigating” the details of the three new patients infected by the novel coronavirus, but would be giving updated information as soon as it becomes available.
The first three cases of COVID-19 were identified last week in two women, 44 and 62, and a 48-year-old man, who respectively travelled to Barbados, the United Kingdom and Spain. [ Signup for our Health IQ newsletter for latest coronavirus updates ] Later in the week, Kingston’s fourth case was identified in a woman in her 70s who had recently returned from Portugal.