The Middlesex-London Well being Unit says it’s nonetheless awaiting last knowledge however says the probability of an Omicron cluster related to at the very least 30 COVID-19 instances is “very excessive.”
The cluster of instances is linked to travellers who arrived in London, Ont., from Nigeria in late November.
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The well being unit introduced Monday that it acquired phrase Sunday night time that two of the instances screened optimistic for S gene goal failure, which is a marker for the Omicron variant.
The cluster is linked to a number of faculties and child-care centres and the well being unit stated it will be notifying these communities on Monday. The cluster can be linked to an outbreak at God’s Favorite Home, a church on Dearness Drive.
“The variety of high-risk shut contacts continues to extend and is predicted to exceed 100,” the well being unit stated in an announcement.
“All optimistic COVID-19 instances and high-risk contacts related to this cluster and thought of to be individuals below investigation (PUI) for Omicron.”
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