The latest data reveals that over 90 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Ontario are caused by a variant of concern, with almost all being the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the U.K.
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Hundreds of travellers landing in Canada test positive for COVID-19 variants
More than 2,000 people returning to Canada since the federal government brought in mandatory hotel quarantines have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than a quarter of them were infected with a variant of concern.
Keep your guard up, Tam urges Canadians as COVID-19 disrupts Easter for second year
Canada’s chief public health officer urged everyone to keep their guards up amid a surge in more contagious variants of COVID-19, as the pandemic disrupted Easter celebrations for a second time.
Changes in COVID-19 variant testing expected to lead to better detection, higher case count
Public Health Ontario has made changes to how testing and screening is conducted for COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC), which are expected to help better detect them, specifically those that were first detected in South Africa and Brazil.
Progress in containing COVID-19 stalls in Ontario as variants of concern spread: data
Provincial officials say while vaccinations in long-term care settings are paying off, progress in containing COVID-19 has stalled as variants of concern continue to spread across Ontario.