In a statement to CTV News Toronto, Public Health Ontario (PHO) says 36 cases of the B.1.617 have been identified in the province in the last few days.
Of those cases, six were detected through PHO’s genomic surveillance program. The agency says the cases were all linked to international travel.
The other 30 cases were identified through the province’s airport and land border screening programs.
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The coronavirus variant that first emerged in India has been detected in Ontario.
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