The Middlesex-London Health Unit says it is still awaiting final data but says the likelihood of an Omicron cluster associated with at least 30 COVID-19 cases is “very high.”
The cluster of cases is linked to travellers who arrived in London, Ont., from Nigeria in late November.
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COVID-19 — MLHU reports 111 cases from Saturday to Monday
The health unit announced Monday that it received word Sunday night that two of the cases screened positive for S gene target failure, which is a marker for the Omicron variant.
The cluster is linked to several schools and child-care centres and the health unit said it would be notifying those communities on Monday. The cluster is also linked to an outbreak at God’s Favourite House, a church on Dearness Drive.
“The number of high-risk close contacts continues to increase and is expected to exceed 100,” the health unit said in a statement.
“All positive COVID-19 cases and high-risk contacts associated with this cluster and considered to be persons under investigation (PUI) for Omicron.”
More to come.
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