Article content 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. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Variant of concern detected in Kenora: NWHU Back to video 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.