City of Humboldt (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).

By Aaron Schulze

COVID-19

First case of COVID-19 in Humboldt

Mar 22, 2020 | 7:19 PM

The City of Humboldt announced late on Sunday, March 22 that a confirmed case of COVID-19 had been identified in the community.

“I received an email late last evening from the individual who has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus,” Humboldt Mayor Rob Muench stated in a release. “I immediately contacted the City of Humboldt’s Director of Protective Services, City Manager, and our MLA. We then contacted the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency and Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) who confirmed in a conference call this afternoon that this individual has indeed tested positive. We have been working with these agencies and have established that all necessary steps are being taken.

“I have contacted the individual personally, and he has advised me he placed himself in self-isolation the moment he suspected that he was experiencing symptoms and sought medical attention. We are pleased to hear that he is following Provincial Orders and we wish him a speedy recovery.”

As the individual is being monitored by health authorities, the SHA is trying to determine how the transmission happened.

The city reminds residents that Provincial Orders have full authority and the city does not have jurisdiction to supersede the province in any capacity now or in future developments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The city said more information about a COVID-19 testing centre in various communities, including Humboldt, will be provided at the end of the week.

If residents are concerned about their personal health, they’re encouraged to contact the SHA HealthLine at 8-1-1.

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