Novel coronavirus variants of concern could be much wider spread in Ottawa than provincial COVID-19 data shows, according to the city’s medical officer of health.Dr.
Vera Etches said in a press conference on Wednesday that while the number of COVID-19 variant cases confirmed via genetic sequencing in Ottawa remains at 10, screening for these mutated strains has shown 73 additional cases that are “likely” to be confirmed as one of the variants of concern.This would bring the total number of COVID-19 variant cases in the nation’s capital to 83.