Nine new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed by Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health.

The information was posted on the public health website Tuesday afternoon. There are now 43 cases of the virus identified in the community. With 832 people tested so far, that makes the rate of positive results 5.7 per cent.

Cases reported by the Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health

Reported on March 17:

A 28-year-old man who had travelled to the United Kingdom. He was to self-isolate at home. He was identified at the Hotel Dieu Hospital assessment centre before it moved to the Memorial Centre

A 44-year-old woman who had travelled to Spain. She was to self-isolate at home. She was identified at the Hotel Dieu Hospital assessment centre.

A 62-year-old woman who had travelled to Barbados. She was to self-isolate at home. She was identified at the Hotel Dieu Hospital assessment centre.

Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health then stopped releasing the exact ages of the patients and where they were tested for the virus, claiming the patients’ privacy would be at stake.

Reported on March 19:

A woman in her 70s who had travelled to Portugal. She was hospitalized due to the severity of her symptoms. She has since been released from hospital.

Reported on March 23:

A man in his 40s who had been in contact with someone who had travelled. He was to self-isolate.

A man in his 30s who had travelled to the United Kingdom. He was to self-isolate.

A man and woman, both in their 70s, who had travelled to Singapore. They were to self-isolate.

Reported on March 24:

A man in his 20s who had travelled to Mexico. He is to self-isolate.

A preteen boy who had contact with a traveller. He was to self-isolate.

A teenage girl who had contact with a traveller. She was to self-isolate.

Public health would not confirm if the preteen boy and the teen girl were in contact with the same traveller, claiming it could identify them.

Reported on March 25:

A woman in her 50s who is a health-care worker and contracted the virus in the community. She is self-isolating.

A woman in her 30s who is a health-care worker and contracted the virus in the community. She is self-isolating.

The third’s information is still “pending.”

Reported on March 26:

A woman in her 40s who is a health-care worker and contracted the virus in the community. She is self-isolating.

A woman in her 20s who recently travelled to Ireland. She is self-isolating.

Reported on March 27:

A man in his 60s who was in contact with a recent traveller. He is self-isolating.

Reported on March 30: