Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, speaks with media on March 12, 2020 at the Saskatchewan Legislature. (Evan Radford/980)

By CKOM News Staff

COVID-19

Saskatchewan confirms second presumptive case of COVID-19

Mar 13, 2020 | 3:09 PM

Saskatchewan has its second presumptive case of COVID-19.

In a media release Friday, the province said the individual is a resident in their 60s who travelled from Oregon. The test was done in Saskatoon on Tuesday.

The person has been self-isolating at home.

“Public health officials have begun their contact investigation to follow up on anyone who may be at risk of developing COVID-19 because of contact with this individual,” the province said in the release. “If you do not receive a call from public health, you are not at risk of transmission of COVID-19 from this individual.”

The provincial laboratory determined the sample was positive on Friday and forwarded it to the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg for confirmation.

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