After weeks of seeing no new cases of the novel coronavirus in the Kingston region, provincial data shows that a new case was identified in the Kingston, Frontenac Lennox and Addington catchment area over the long weekend.
According to provincial data, a man in his 20s was tested for COVID-19 on May 16. KFL&A Public Health says they received notice of a positive result on May 18.
The Kingston region had not seen any new cases since April 29, when two people tested positive, bringing the region’s total up to 61.
Numbers on KFL&A Public Health’s website show the region’s total at 61 as of May 18. Despite the new positive, the number did not go up by one on May 18.