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Ontario hospital reports Covid-19 outbreak of unknown scale; Mas
king now required
By: Steve Date: February 1, 2026, 12:14 pm
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SUMMARY - Sault Area Hospital in Ontario has reported a Covid-19
outbreak of unknown scale on the "2C Unit." Visitors and
essential caregivers are to wear personal protective equipment
when in a patient’s room.
LINK -
HTML https://www.saultstar.com/news/covid-19-outbreak-declared-on-sault-area-hospital-unit
HTML https://www.saultstar.com/news/covid-19-outbreak-declared-on-sault-area-hospital-unit
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Re: Ontario hospital reports Covid-19 outbreak of unknown scale;
Masking now required
By: Steve Date: February 2, 2026, 2:01 pm
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SUMMARY - A Covid-19 outbreak has now spread to a second unit in
the Sault Area Hospital in Ontario. The new area of the outbreak
is "Unit 1B" which is designated as a Transition Care Unit to
support patients who often require an alternative level of care.
COMMENTARY - It's almost as if this Covid-19 thing is still
infectious...
LINK -
HTML https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/local-hospital-now-has-covid-19-outbreak-in-two-units-11822852
HTML https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/local-hospital-now-has-covid-19-outbreak-in-two-units-11822852
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Re: Ontario hospital reports Covid-19 outbreak of unknown scale;
Masking now required
By: Masked Man Date: February 2, 2026, 3:23 pm
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I always think it's interesting to make attempts to find out
what variant or variants are in that area. I'm not sure what is
involved but I am surprised the hospital doesn't tell us what
variant it is. For lack of a better resource I have gone to AI
to help us make assumptions as to what variant it is. I just
think the more we know the better...
The Sault Area Hospital (SAH)
do not typically release specific variant data (such as JN.1,
XFG, or others) in their public notifications
"COVID-19 Variant: While specific genomic sequencing results for
the Sault Ste. Marie area are not typically released in daily,
public-facing hospital updates, the current dominant variants in
Canada as of January 2026 are subvariants of Omicron (such as
XFG and its sublineages), which are known to be highly
transmissible."
also,
"Circulating Variants
While SAH's local announcements focus on safety protocols rather
than specific genetic sequencing for every case, broader health
data for early 2026 indicates:
Dominant Strains: In Ontario and across Canada, the XFG
subvariant (sometimes called the "stratus" variant) is the most
prevalent, accounting for over 50% of recent cases.
Other Subvariants: Other circulating Omicron-descended
strains include XFG.14.1, XFV, and NB.1.8.1."
...You would think it is important that "Hospitals and public
health agencies track and release information on COVID-19
variants to identify how the virus is changing, which is crucial
for managing public health, optimizing treatments, and updating
vaccines
. By using genomic surveillance to identify specific
variants—such as the currently dominant Omicron
sublineages—experts can determine if a new strain is more
contagious, more severe, or able to evade immunity from prior
infections or vaccinations".
Curiously enough when I do ask AI why the hospital doesn't tell
us what variant it is? AI replies: it might be because of
Privacy and Confidentiality (PHIPA/FIPPA) act (I don't see how
to name a variant would prove a breach of confidentiality ) and
AI also says it can take several days, creating a "reporting
lag" that makes real-time, public-facing, variant-specific data
less accurate.
..maybe the hospitals tell us at later date in a summary of some
sort which variants are at play.. I dunno.maybe they tell the
CDC ..if the CDC still exists in that capacity .. I'm in the US
..so who knows!? Nothing seems very certain in the US right
insofar as government agencies go..
...not to get to far off base here with with Steves thread,
maybe the following answers my questions and America will never
see or know what variant is occurring at The Sault Area Hospital
SUMMARY:
Dozens of CDC databases aren't being updated , study finds Jan.
26, 2026,
LINK:
HTML https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-databases-not-updated-vaccines-study-rcna255467
&
Nearly half of CDC databases aren’t being updated as experts
sound alarm over gaps in health data
Julia Musto
Mon, January 26, 2026
LINK:
HTML https://ca.news.yahoo.com/nearly-half-cdc-databases-aren-010949817.html
..so much for the scientific method and inquiry in America! Good
Grief! A center of disease control that doesn't track covid
variants!?
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