Three UK Variant B.1.1.7 SARS CoV2 Sequences From Calgary Alberta Canada

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Sequences have not been released for the three cases described below.  They will be assigned UNK numbers which will be upgraded upon release.

Canada/AB-PHL-UNK496/2021 Calgary Alberta Canada
Canada/AB-PHL-UNK497/2021 Calgary Alberta Canada
Canada/AB-PHL-UNK498/2021 Calgary Alberta Canada

With rising concerns around highly contagious COVID variants — including three confirmed cases in two Calgary schools — parents are demanding improved safety protocols to keep students and staff safer in classrooms.

But even as cases of new variants in Alberta jumped from 51 to 57 over the past day, health officials insist the highly contagious mutations, which have now affected three different classrooms, have not yet spread significantly.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/families-demand-improved-safety-as-new-covid-variant-in-calgary-school-raises-alarm

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Canada/AB-PHL-UNK496/2021 Calgary Alberta Canada

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Canada/AB-PHL-UNK497/2021 Calgary Alberta Canada

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