A new case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Toronto in a man who recently returned from Iran.

The new case was announced by the provincial government Thursday, March 5. The man, who is in his 60s, returned from Iran Saturday, Feb. 29 and attended the emergency department at Sunnybrook hospital Tuesday, March 3. He was assessed and discharged the same day and told to self-isolate. Toronto Public Health is monitoring the case and doing contact tracing.

There have now been 12 cases of coronavirus in Toronto, with three of the 12 people now recovered.

Another case of coronavirus, a woman in her 50s who returned from Italy Tuesday, March 3 and attended the emergency department at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener, was announced along with the new Toronto case. The woman was also sent home and told to self-isolate after being assessed and discharged.