COVID-19 U.K. Variant

• North Bay health unit confirms 2nd variant type in region

  The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit says two people in the area have tested positive for the variant that first originated in the U.K.

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  Mar 2, 2021
  
• 32 new COVID-19 U.K. variant cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka, total now at 51

  According to the health unit, 94 people have also screened positive for a coronavirus variant of concern in the region.

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  Feb 2, 2021
  
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• Coronavirus: 19 total COVID-19 U.K. variant cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

  According to public health, 126 people have screened positive for a 'variant of concern,' with testing to confirm the exact strain still underway.

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  Feb 1, 2021
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• ‘Heart-wrenching’: Families recount deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Ontario nursing home

  Relatives of residents at Roberta Place in Barrie, Ont., call for change following a COVID-19 outbreak involving the U.K. variant that’s killed 67 people as of Feb. 2.

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  Jan 30, 2021
• Inspector finds residents with COVID-19 weren’t cohorted, isolated at Barrie, Ont. nursing home

  A provincial report released on Jan. 18 said Jarlette Health Services, which owns Roberta Place, failed to ensure the home was a 'safe and secure' environment for residents.

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  Jan 28, 2021