As efforts to contain and prevent the spread of novel coronavirus in Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon continue, Peel Region’s public health agency will have new leadership.

Dr. Jessica Hopkins, who has overseen Peel Public Health as its medical officer of health since 2017, is stepping down for a role at Public Health Ontario (PHO).

Her new role at the provincial public health agency, medical director of health protection, begins of March 30, according to a spokesperson from PHO.

With three confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in Peel as of March 8, Hopkins has been a prominent figure in co-ordinating the region’s response.