Ontario's third case of coronavirus in London, now four in Canada

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A London resident has contracted the novel coronavirus bringing the number of cases in Ontario to three, a source has confirmed.

The province’s Medical Officer of Health is expected to confirm the new case at a media conference scheduled for Friday afternoon.

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Meanwhile, a man admitted to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre earlier this week — Canada’s first confirmed case  was discharged Friday, the hospital says.

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Sunnybrook says the man is now recovering at home along with his wife, who also became ill with the virus.

“Over the course of the week, his status continued to improve to the point where he no longer required in-patient care,” the hospital said in a statement. “Sunnybrook has liaised with Toronto Public Health, who will continue to monitor the patient in his home.”

The man in his 50s travelled to Toronto from China last week and was Canada’s first case of the virus. The patient’s wife, who travelled with him, also became ill, but had less severe symptoms and has been in self-isolation at home.

Canada’s other confirmed case is a person in British Columbia, who has also been in isolation at home. That case is also linked to recent travel.

The novel coronavirus has now infected almost 10,000 people around the world and the World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a global health emergency.

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As of Friday morning, China counted 9,692 confirmed cases with a death toll of 213. The vast majority of the cases have been in Hubei province and its provincial capital, Wuhan, where the first illnesses were detected in December. No deaths have been reported outside China.

Canadian officials have said the measures to prevent the spread of the illness in this country are working and there’s no need to change the plans.

— With files from CP