Toronto’s first death related to COVID-19 is a man in his 70s who had travelled to the United Kingdom, according to Toronto Public Health.

The man was initially tested at a hospital in Toronto and immediately began self-isolation at home.

On March 14, he was admitted to the Trillium Health Partners Hospital in Mississauga, where he died on March 21.

His name was not released.

“Today is a very sad day for us and especially the family and loved ones of the man who passed away,” Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health said on Sunday.

“We extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the individual who died this weekend. I’m asking everyone again to make every effort and take every opportunity to practice social distancing. Please stay home, stay safe and take care of each other.”

A Markham woman in her 70s died from COVID-19 Saturday afternoon.

The woman returned from international travels on Saturday and died “shortly after” the same day, said a statement from The Regional Municipality of York.

The name of the deceased was not released nor was the country from which she had returned.

The woman is the first person in the region to die from the COVID-19 virus.

“This case speaks to the seriousness of the current situation and how as a community we need to continue working together to protect one another,” said Dr. Karim Kurji, York Region’s Medical Officer of Health.

According to Kurgi, local transmission in York Region cannot be ruled out just yet.

“These unfortunate signals are indications of progression of the virus in our community.”

There were 44 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in York Region as of Sunday.

There are currently 220 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Toronto. On Sunday, the province announced 47 additional confirmed cases in Ontario bringing the total case count to 424, including eight resolved cases and three deaths.

Forty of the new cases had no accompanying information. One of the new cases is a man in his 30s from Toronto.

A man in his 80s is dead after being admitted to hospital and testing positive for COVID-19, health officials say.

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The man showed up to the emergency room at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, Ont., with a high fever and influenza-like symptoms on Tuesday, according to a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s press release.

On Saturday, the man tested positive for COVID-19.

He died Sunday afternoon with both pneumonia and COVID-19 listed as the cause of death. The man had no travel history or contact with anyone confirmed to have COVID-19.

Correction—Mar. 22, 2020: This article was updated from a previous version that mistakenly said the Markham woman died on Sunday. She died on Saturday.

Osobe Waberi is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @OsobeWaberi

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