Toronto confirms 14 cases of UK coronavirus variant
2:15 pm There are 14 cases of the UK coronavirus variant in Toronto, the city’s Medical Officer of Health Eileen de Villa said today.
During a press briefing at city hall, de Villa said the emergence of highly transmissible means Toronto is “medically” in an “uncertain phase of the pandemic.”
It’s not known how the presence of the variant will play out in Toronto. As such, de Villa said people should act as if the UK variant, which studies have shown spreads more quickly and can lead to more severe illness in some people, is spreading.