The 59th diagnosis of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Porcupine Health Unit area – Timmins, specifically.
He’s part of the outbreak at the district hospital but is in self-isolation at home. The health unit says he’s in his 70s.
BY THE NUMBERS
1,789 tests
59 positive
524 under investigation/pending
43 resolved
3 deaths
Source: Porcupine Health Unit, April 28, 2020
IS CASE 59 A HOSPITAL PATIENT?
District hospital CEO Blaise MacNeil was asked to clarify the situation, with the 59th case being part of the hospital outbreak, yet being in isolation at home.
“If he’s associated with the outbreak, by definition he would’ve been a patient,” he says.
Neither the hospital or the health unit will comment on a patient’s condition or any information that might identify them.
