Situation:
• Case counts as of February 15, 2020:
o China: 66,496 cases; 1,523 deaths
o Asia & Oceania: 527 cases; 3 deaths (Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan)
o Europe: 46 cases; 1 death (France)
o Middle East: UAE 8 cases
o Africa: Egypt 1 case
o North America: United States (15 cases), Canada (8 cases)
• In Ontario, there are 13 persons under investigation with lab results pending.
• British Columbia has identified a 5th presumptive case of COVID-19 in a woman
who travelled near Shanghai and who is now in self-isolation at home.
• Africa has its first confirmed case of COVID-19 after a person in Egypt tested
positive for the disease. The person is in hospital isolation as reported by the
country’s health ministry.
