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COVID-19: 56 cases now linked to outbreak in Vermilion at Alberta’s Lakeland College
COVID-19 outbreak involving at least 56 cases at Lakeland College’s campus in Vermilion, Alta., according to the post-secondary institution’s president.In an update posted on the school’s website on Friday, Alice Wainwright-Stewart wrote that 45 of the cases are now confirmed to involve the B.1.1.7 variant, which was first discovered in the U.K.She said 52 cases involve students while four involve staff.“The investigation is in the early stages, however, at this time AHS (Alberta Health Services) has shared there is evidence that these cases have spread as a result of isolated off-campus social gatherings, which are not in compliance with provincial public health guidance from the chief medical officer of health.”Wainwright-Stewart said the