Sen. Josée Forest-Niesing of Sudbury is in hospital within the northern Ontario metropolis for COVID-19.
Forest-Niesing, 56, is double vaccinated and was admitted to Well being Sciences North within the northern metropolis, her workplace mentioned.
Nobody in her household has examined constructive for COVID-19, an announcement mentioned, including it is unsure how she was uncovered to the virus.
On Friday, authorities well being officers reported 492 new cases within the province. The day earlier than, Public Well being Sudbury and Districts reported 42 constructive COVID-19 instances within the area.
Forest-Niesing is a lawyer who was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2018.
Senator ‘lucky’ for care she’s getting
Her workplace mentioned she is “very grateful for all of the encouraging messages and all the help she’s been having, and for the care she’s been having on the hospital. She feels very lucky.”
The assertion additionally mentioned Forest-Niesing has an excellent spirit and is preventing the illness.
The senator’s relations weren’t out there for remark.
“All their energies are centered on serving to her undergo this ordeal,” her workplace mentioned.
Well being Sciences North has confirmed on its web site that as of Friday, it had 4 sufferers admitted with COVID-19, and two of them have been within the intensive-care unit.
Forest-Niesing’s workplace has not confirmed whether or not or not she was admitted to the ICU.
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