The COVID\u002D19 variant was first sequenced in India and is believed to be fueling the pandemic there.
The patient tested positive for COVID-19 roughly two weeks ago. The sample was sent to the provincial laboratory for genetic sequencing to determine whether it was among the variants of concern. The patient was vaccinated two months ago. Under Quebec protocol, the results for any patient who has been vaccinated and later tests positive for COVID-19 are sent to provincial laboratories to undergo genetic sequencing tests to identify possible variants.
The health department for the region, the CIUSSS de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec, was advised of the positive case on Tuesday, officials with Quebec’s public health laboratory said. In Montreal, variants account for roughly 75 per cent of cases. To date, the variant B.1.1.7, which originated in the U.K., is by far the most prevalent, but the B.1.351 variant from South Africa has dominated in the Abitibi region. Other variants identified in small numbers in the province are the P.1 and the B.1.525.Article content
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