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Asked by Paula

AQW 15547/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health to detail the linkage of close contacts that convert to cases in contact tracing for new coronavirus variants.

Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 1 March 2021

  • Answered
  • Written
  • After due date
Tabled
1 March 2021
Answer due by
16 March 2021
Answered
7 October 2021220 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

The Delta variant in Northern Ireland accounts for over 95% of all cases and is the dominant variant. There is no evidence that other significant variants are established in Northern Ireland at present.

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