Quebec Health Department reports another presumptive novel coronavirus case

MONTREAL — Quebec’s Health Department has announced another presumptive case of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total of confirmed and presumptive cases in the province to four.

The new case was detected in the Monteregie region southeast of Montreal in a woman who returned from a cruise that included a stop in Mexico.

Health officials contacted the woman after learning that other people on the ship had tested positive for COVID-19, and learned she was experiencing symptoms.

A government spokeswoman says a test taken March 6 came back positive from Quebec’s health lab.

Authorities say they’re still working to track the patient’s movements from the time she returned to Canada on Feb. 25.

Currently, the patient is resting at home in isolation.

As of Sunday morning there were two confirmed cases in Quebec as well as two presumptive cases, which still need to be confirmed by the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg.

There were also 10 people under investigation.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 8, 2020.

The Canadian Press