Northwestern Health Unit confirms 2nd case of COVID-19 in Kenora, Ont.

The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) announced Wednesday a second case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Kenora, Ont.,area.

"Although daily connection was already being made with this individual as a contact, further in-depth investigation is underway to verify that all contacts are identified and are self-isolating as well, " NWHU officials stated in a Facebook post.

As of April 22, there are 16 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the NWHU region,including an individualwhohas a primary residence in southern Ontario and has not returned to northwestern Ontariosince contracting the virus while travelling internationally.