Algoma Public Health has confirmed its ninth case of COVID-19 is a woman in her 40s who flew into Greater Sudbury Airport on March 23 while returning from the UK.**
Algoma Public Health confirmed the most recent positive diagnosis this evening.
The health unit is classifying this exposure category as both close contact and international travel. She was tested on April 3 and is self-isolating at home.
Travelling March 23, she flew from London, UK into Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Air Canada flight AC 869. Passengers in rows 18-22 and flight crew that may have served these rows are considered close contacts of the confirmed case.
She then flew from Toronto to Greater Sudbury Airport on Air Canada AC 8611. Passengers in rows 14-18 and flight crew that may have served these rows are considered close contacts of the confirmed case. People in those rows on those flights are directed to self-isolate for 14 days from their arrival in Canada.
If you have travelled to Canadian or Ontario communities outside your region, especially to places where COVID-19 is spreading locally, stay home for 14 days.
The Public Health Agency of Canada posts information on COVID-19 exposures on flights, cruise ships and mass gatherings.
Visit Ontario’s website to learn more about the province’s response to COVID-19.
**An earlier version of this story stated the new positive case was in Sault Ste. Marie. That was too specific as health unit's don't confirm specific locations of postive cases. Sudbury.com apologizes for the inaccuracy.
