There have been no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Peterborough area, but there is a shortage of swabs for testing, according to the region’s health unit.
At Peterborough Public Health’s media conference Tuesday medical officer of health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra said the man who tested positive for COVID-19 is “doing well.” The health unit said the man in his 30s travelled to Spain and Portugal in late February.
He returned to Canada and began experiencing flu-like symptoms on March 1. He went to Peterborough Regional Health Centre on March 12 and is now home self-isolating.
Trent University confirmed the man is associated with its Peterborough campus. The health unit noted tests are underway for 12 other individuals considered “close