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One year since Canada’s 1st COVID-19 case
BY , Jan 25, 2021 4:34 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
FILE - In this illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. (CDC via AP, File)
It's been exactly one year since the first known case of COVID-19 was detected in Canada.
The 56-year-old man had arrived at Sunnybrook hospital in Toronto with what seemed to be mild pneumonia.
But because he had travelled from China and his X-rays were unusual, the decision was made to admit him.
Samples were sent by taxi to Ontario's public health laboratory, which had been working to come up with a reliable test.
The lab was soon able to confirm the man was infected with what was then being called the novel coronavirus.
Although ``Patient Zero'' eventually recovered, more than 19,000 people in Canada have since died from COVID-19.
Beyond the physical, mental and economic devastation that was to follow, the virus prompted a social upheaval that would fundamentally alter the lives of millions of Canadians.
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