COVID-19 variants of concern occurred earlier this month has revealed three new variant cases.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday that nearly 300 people were tested following the exposures at seven schools, which revealed seven cases of COVID-19.Those positive tests were subsequently gene sequenced and revealed two variant cases at Surrey Traditional Elementary and one variant case at Ecole Woodward Hill, according to Fraser Health.
Fraser Health identifies more COVID-19 variants of concern at 3 Surrey schools Fraser Health did not say if the cases were the B.1.1.7 variant, first detected in the U.K.