York Region’s medical officer of health says a Markham woman in her 70s is the first person in the area to die from COVID-19 since the coronavirus outbreak began.
In a statement released Sunday afternoon, it was reported the woman returned from international travel on Saturday and died a short time later.
It was released where the woman returned home from. “This case speaks to the seriousness of the current situation and how as a community we need to continue working together to protect one another,” Dr.
Karim Kurji said in a statement while extending condolences to the woman’s family. “We now cannot rule out local transmission in York Region.