Health unit probes whether COVID-19 variant behind 2nd Ontario long-term care home outbreak - News Summed Up

Health unit probes whether COVID-19 variant behind 2nd Ontario long-term care home outbreak


Public Health Ontario Laboratory told the health unit about the positive case late Saturday. "What we are concerned about in this situation is the potential for that facility to actually be a U.K. variant outbreak. The health unit said it is investigating "all other connections" to the person who tested positive. News follows COVID-19 variant outbreak at Roberta PlaceThe news comes after the health unit said the variant is behind a deadly outbreak at Roberta Place Long Term Care in Barrie, Ont., on Saturday. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)Laboratory notified health unit about 'variant of concern'Gardner said the health unit is seeking direction from Public Health Ontario on how many samples it needs from Bradford Valley Care Community to determine whether the outbreak is due to the variant.


Source: CBC News January 24, 2021 22:39 UTC



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