CORNWALL, Ontario – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Cornwall has risen to 14 according to the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU).
This is an increase of three during the week of April 24.
In the United Counties of SD&G, there are currently 16 confirmed cases, with another 48 in the United Counties of Prescott-Russell, bringing the total number in the EOHU region to 78.
Of those 78 patients, three have been hospitalized with two of those in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Cornwall, and 36 cases have been resolved. There have been no reported deaths due to COVID-19 in the region.
There have been over 1,600 COVID-19 tests done in the EOHU region as of Friday, April 24.
In an update to the media on Thursday, April 23, Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Chief Medical Officer of Health with the EOHU said that while he was hopeful there would not be a further increase of cases in Cornwall, it would not be unexpected if there were due to the areas density.
During his daily conference call with the media on Friday, April 24, Dr. Roumeliotis said that numbers in Prescott-Russell will increase by eight over the weekend after the results of eight individuals tested at a nursing home in Plantagenet came back positive late Friday afternoon.
