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Further analysis by the Public Health Ontario Laboratory (PHOL) has determined there is no variant of concern (VOC) associated with the Kapuskasing Extendicare outbreak.
The Porcupine Health Unit reported two weeks ago that a person at the residence had screened positive for a possible variant which is a mutated and more contagious form of COVID-19.
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On Sunday, the health unit reported it received confirmation from the PHOL that it was in fact not a variant form.