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COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary hospital grows in size, at least 5 cases involve Delta variant
COVID-19 cases involving the B.1.617.2 variant that have been linked to a coronavirus outbreak at a hospital in Calgary, Alberta Health Services said on Monday.The coronavirus outbreak at the Peter Lougheed Centre was first declared on June 25.In an email to Global News on Monday, an AHS spokesperson said that in all, the outbreak currently involves six cases: three patients and three health-care workers.The health authority said all three patients have tested positive for the B.1.617.2 variant, also known as the Delta variant.“Two of those patients are fully immunized and one is not immunized,” AHS said. “Neither is in the ICU.“The patient who has not been immunized is in their 30s and has significant comorbidities.