[Mother Abigail]

SARS outbreak hits 2 more Canadians
12 more cases feared: Emergency ward closed, third Toronto resident dies

CanWest News Service

Two additional people in Ontario are suspected of having severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), bringing to 17 the number of Canadians with the deadly pneumonia strain, amid new fears 12 more people may have it.

Dr. Colin D'Cunha, Ontario's Public Health Commissioner, yesterday said one of the two new cases is categorized as probable and the other is listed as suspected.

Announcing the latest cases at a news conference yesterday, Dr. D'Cunha said the emergency ward at a Toronto hospital has been closed to allow medical staff to provide an "appropriate level of care to their patients."

[Judith Anne]

Twelve MORE would bring the number of Canadian [suspected] cases way up...