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KITCHENER One year has passed since Region of Waterloo Public Health reported the first case of COVID-19. Officials said the woman, who was in her 50s, started experiencing mild symptoms on March 1, 2020. She returned to the area from Italy on March 3, 2020 and used private transportation to travel from Toronto s Pearson International Airport to Grand River Hospital. She was discharged on March 4. Since that first case a year ago, nearly 11,000 people in the region have tested positive for the disease. Students were sent home, businesses closed their doors and people wore masks to protect themselves and others from the spread of the disease.
KITCHENER About a year ago, the first murmurs were heard of a mysterious illness spreading in the Chinese city of Wuhan. By January of 2020, the first case of COVID-19 had reached Canada. Two months later, Waterloo Region identified its first case after two people had returned from Italy. What followed next would be nine months of illness and heartbreak, but also resilience and hope. Here is a look back at 2020 and how COVID-19 has shaped our lives this year.
MARCH
March 3: After making headlines around the globe for weeks, COVID-19 finally reached Waterloo Region after the region’s first case returned from a trip to Italy.