Health officials say the new variant, which has been detected in the Vancouver Coastal and Fraser health regions, may spread more easily.
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XBB1.5 is of concern because it has acquired additional mutations that enhances its ability to bind to and thus enter human cells. These mutations may indicate that this variant is able to spread more easily, but does not necessarily mean that the resulting illness is more severe, he added. The Centre didn’t release data last week, but a situation report says 46 people died during the week of Dec. 18 to 24 who had tested positive for COVID-19 within 30 days of their deaths.
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