Senator Josée Forest-Niesing of Sudbury is in hospital in the northern Ontario city for COVID-19.
Forest-Niesing, 56, is double vaccinated and was admitted to Health Sciences North in the northern city, her office said.
No one in her family has tested positive for COVID-19, a statement said, adding it’s uncertain how she was exposed to the virus.
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On Friday, government health officials reported 492 new cases in the province. The day before, Public Health Sudbury and Districts reported 42 positive COVID-19 cases in the region.
Forest-Niesing is a lawyer who was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2018.
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