Ontario reports 463 new COVID-19 cases as 7-day rolling average continues to decline
Ontario reported fewer than 500 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths today as the seven-day rolling dropped under 700 for the first time in almost a month.
Provincial health officials logged 463 new infections, down from 574 yesterday and 593 a week ago.
Ontario’s vaccine passport system starts Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know
If you’re hoping to take part in certain activities, you will need to carry a printed or PDF copy of your vaccine receipt. If you’ve lost your copy, no fear: the certificate is available to download here.
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New Jap COVID-19 variant spreads quickly at Kentucky nursing home
A new variant of the COVID-19 virus has been identified at a Kentucky nursing home, where it infected 45 residents and workers, many of whom were vaccinated.
The R.1 variant originated in Japan, and contains dangerous mutations that can improve “transmission, replication, and immune suppression,” a scientist wrote in Forbes Monday.
There are already more than 10,000 entries of the R.1 variant in a database used by researchers to track genomic material, infectious disease expert Dr. William Haseltine said.
