Update on COVID-19
Situation: • Case counts as of February 15, 2020: o China: 66,496 cases; 1,523 deaths o Asia & Oceania: 527 cases; 3 deaths (Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan) o Europe: 46 cases; 1 death (France) o Middle East: UAE 8 cases o Africa: Egypt 1 case o North America: United States (15 cases), Canada (8 cases) • In Ontario, there are 13 persons under investigation with lab results pending. • British Columbia has identified a 5th presumptive case of COVID-19 in a woman who travelled near Shanghai and who is now in self-isolation at home. • Africa has its first confirmed case of COVID-19 after a person in Egypt tested positive for the disease. The person is in hospital isolation as reported by the country’s health ministry. Read More
