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CTV News reported on Jan. 21: “The mystery of why virtually all of the seniors and 74 workers became infected with COVID-19 at Roberta Place Long-Term Care Home in Barrie is now becoming clear one of the new variants of the novel coronavirus was behind the outbreak.”
On Jan. 25, Public Health identified the first variant in Sudbury. I wrote the following day: “To give it the best shot that the B.1.1.7 variant does not spread beyond the city, the province should impose a ring of police around Barrie immediately. Immediately, because this virus spreads so quickly.”
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Zalan: Limiting travel, vaccinating essential workers keys to beating COVID
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Zalan: Limiting travel, vaccinating essential workers keys to beating COVID
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The number of COVID-19 deaths in Simcoe Muskoka has risen to 182 Thursday, as the case count remains on a downward trend with 48 new diagnoses reported by the health unit. The Simcoe Muskoka health unit reports the number of variant cases has increased to 168, eight more in the last 24 hours, with 156 possible cases that screened positive but require further testing to confirm. The region has 607 active COVID-19 cases, including 23 people in the hospital. The decreasing case numbers come as the outbreak at Roberta Place Long-Term Care Home is declared over. The deadly outbreak claimed 70 lives and infected nearly everyone inside the building.