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21 cases of new Omicron variant detected in Canada

A new variant of COVID-19 has been found in Canada.

The strain known as XBB15 is a sub-lineage of the Omicron subvariant XBB and has been called the most transmissible COVID strain so far by the World Health Organization.

There have been 21 cases detected in Canada.

The new variant has been spreading rapidly in the northeastern United States and accounts for about 70 per cent of new infections there.

With files from the Vista National Newswire

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Darin Bain
Darin Bain
Darin is a news reporter for Vista Radio's Prince George stations. His career started in the Cariboo in 2020, working as a News Reporter in both 100 Mile House and Williams Lake before making the move to Prince George in late 2021.

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