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CBC News Posted: Sep 26, 2014 5:04 PM ET| Last Updated: Sep 26, 2014 5:40 PM ET
Grand River Hospital says one person has been treated for enterovirus D68, the first such case in the region.
The respiratory virus has made some children seriously ill in Canada and in the United States.
Spokesperson Mark Karjaluoto said Friday Grand River Hospital had been aware of cases happening in other cities, and expected it would arrive at some point in the region.
"We have prepared as best we can and there will be circumstances that patients will have care in their homes and there may be other circumstances that a patient's health needs may require them to come to the hospital," said Karjaluoto.
Within Ontario, D68 cases have previously been confirmed in Toronto, Hamilton,Windsor and Ottawa.
Karjaluoto says for privacy reasons, he cannot identify the person who was diagnosed with the virus.
He didn't say when the diagnosis occurred.
http://http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/enterovirus-d68-case-confirmed-in-waterloo-region-1.2779451
Grand River Hospital says one person has been treated for enterovirus D68, the first such case in the region.
The respiratory virus has made some children seriously ill in Canada and in the United States.
Spokesperson Mark Karjaluoto said Friday Grand River Hospital had been aware of cases happening in other cities, and expected it would arrive at some point in the region.
"We have prepared as best we can and there will be circumstances that patients will have care in their homes and there may be other circumstances that a patient's health needs may require them to come to the hospital," said Karjaluoto.
Within Ontario, D68 cases have previously been confirmed in Toronto, Hamilton,Windsor and Ottawa.
Karjaluoto says for privacy reasons, he cannot identify the person who was diagnosed with the virus.
He didn't say when the diagnosis occurred.
http://http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/enterovirus-d68-case-confirmed-in-waterloo-region-1.2779451