U.K. variant detected in three more cases at North York meat plant as Toronto releases workplace outbreak data
TORONTO -- A COVID-19 variant that originated in the United Kingdom has been detected in three more cases at a meat production facility in North York as Toronto Public Health disclosed Thursday all workplace outbreaks in the city. Declared on Jan. 27, the outbreak at Belmont Meats has resulted in 94 cases and of those, 12 have been linked to be the more transmissible B.1.1.7 variant. The facility remains closed after it voluntarily shut down on Jan. 28. TPH reported on Feb. 8 that 95 employees tested positive for COVID-19. However, Dr. Vinita Dubey, the city’s associate medical offic...
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