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An elderly homeless man died in a hospital Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19.

The man was in a housing program at the Maison du Père shelter and had a compromised immune system, according to sources who work with Montreal’s homeless community. This is the first reported death of a homeless person in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.

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Five workers at the shelter have been placed in self-isolation as a result of the man’s diagnosis.

“We spent hours retracing his steps, seeing exactly who he came into contact with,” said Francois Boissy, the president and executive director of Maison du Père. “You have no idea how stressful this has been. We’re exposed on the front lines and the pandemic is pushing us beyond our limits.”

News of the death comes just days after the city declared a state of emergency to get a handle on the spread of coronavirus within the homeless population.

Last week it was reported that a homeless man was tested and told to self-isolate, but then wandered the streets of Montreal. Police found him on March 23, informed the man he’d tested positive for COVID-19 and took him to a hospital. That was incorrect information, according to Matthew Pearce, executive director of the Old Brewery Mission. Pearce said the man tested negative for coronavirus three times but that somehow police were informed he contracted COVID-19.