COVID-19 situation as schools resume in-person learning and rising variant cases.Dr. Lawrence Loh said that although the original COVID-19 virus strain first detected in the community in 2020 is now declining, variant cases in the region are accelerating.In the span of seven days, Loh said the number of confirmed variant cases jumped to 45 from five.
He said more than 200 additional samples still need to undergo further testing and confirmation, but noted he is “almost positive all 200 of those could be confirmed as variants of concern” soon.
New variants spark fears of turmoil at Scarborough hospitals after 11 straight months of battling coronavirus “Can we reassess our anticipated return to the provincial framework?” Loh remarked on.