A new COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at CHSLD Lionel-Émond in Gatineau, Que., where at least two dozen residents and staff have contracted the illness while waiting for their second vaccine doses. There are fewer than five cases among staff and further screening is ongoing, said the health unit in a news release. CISSSO said it's on the lookout for possible COVID-19 variants related to the outbreak. A CHSLD Lionel-Émond resident was the first person in western Quebec to get a COVID-19 vaccine in late December. Seventeen residents and two staff members at the home died during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: CBC News February 22, 2021 22:18 UTC