I read earlier that the two first diagnosed cases were in California (near San Diego), where two children in separate counties went to the hospital on March 28 and 30th, respectively.
March 30 Veratect reported that a 47-year-old city attorney for Cornwall (Ontario) was hospitalized in a coma at Ottawa General Hospital following a recent trip to Mexico. Family members reported the individual voluntarily reported to the hospital after gradually feeling ill upon returning from his trip on 22 March. The source stated that the hospital did not know the cause of illness. The case was reportedly on a respirator and awaiting a blood transfusion, but sources did not provide symptoms or a suggested cause of illness. This information was available in our web portal to all clients, including CDC and multiple US state and local public health authorities, however no one had connected this man’s illness with a potential crisis in Mexico.