Public health officials have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a North Bay, Ont., apartment building where at least two people have likely been infected with a variant of the virus.
The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit says 17 residents at the building had tested positive for COVID-19 as of Monday.
The unit says more than 100 residents were tested over the weekend after two people with no connection other than living in the same building tested positive for COVID-19.
The outbreak represents approximately 80 per cent of the total 21 active COVID-19 cases in the health unit.
Two people in the outbreak have screened as positive for a variant, with further testing to determine the exact strain.
Public Health Ontario is currently screening for three COVID-19 variants that are believed to be more infectious and potentially cause more severe illness.
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