Hamilton, Ont. confirms first case of COVID-19 Omicron variant

Hamilton health officials are confirming the city’s first case of the Omicron variant.

On Monday, Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS) announced that there were two suspected cases of the Omicron variant after two individuals tested positive for COVID-19 following a trip to South Africa.

On Saturday morning, Public Health Ontario confirmed that one of those individuals tested positive for the variant, which was first discovered in southern Africa last week.

This marks Ontario’s 12th confirmed case of the Omicron variant.

“The result for the second case under investigation is in the process of being sequenced and expected in the coming days,” HPHS said in a press release.