Public health officials say a 66-year-old man has become the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in Wellington County.
According to a news release on Sunday, the man who tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, is recovering in the Louise Marshall Hospital in Mount Forest, and health workers are taking all appropriate precautions.
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health said the man did not have a travel history or contact with another known COVID-19 case.
Wellington County’s medical officer of health, Dr. Nicola Mercer, said this is evidence the novel coronavirus is circulating in the community. “You can get it from another person,” she said. “It is very important for individuals to maintain social