The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board has been notified of COVID-19 exposures impacting Sioux Narrows Public School and Valleyview Public School.
The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board has been notified of COVID-19 exposures impacting Sioux Narrows Public School and Valleyview Public School.
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Late Sunday afternoon, the Northwestern Health Unit notified the public that a variant of concern (VOC) of COVID-19 has been detected in Kenora.
The variant is linked to a case of first reported on April 3 stemming from a classroom at Valleyview Public School. The variant has been identified as the strain originating from the UK, also known as B117.
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In a news release, the health unit also confirmed that more variant cases have been detected in the Dryden region, but did not provide any additional details.
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