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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, M ar ch 4, 20 21 | 6 WE'LLBUY YOURGOLD 3325 Harvester Road, Burlington 905-639-6678 - barrysjewellers.com NEW LOCAT ION • GOLDANDDIAMOND JEWELLERY • GOLD,SILVERAND PLATINUM INANY CONDITION • GOLDAND SILVERCOINS,OLD PAPERMONEY • HIGHGRADEWATCHES, ROLEX, PATEK,CARTIER • PREMIUM PAID FORHIGH END JEWELLERY • DIAMONDSOVER 2 CTS Variants of the novel coronavirus, which experts say are more contagious and may be more severe, continue to spread in Halton. According to Halton Public Health's website, the total number of variant cases as of Feb. 26 was 55, with 14 each in Oak- ville and Milton, 17 in Halton Hills and 10 in Burlington. The total consists of eight confirmed cases with 47 more "screened positive" as a variant of concern. The public health unit states on its web- site that "individuals who have screened positive are highly likely to become vari- ant of concern cases, but it can take several weeks for confirmatory test results to be received." As for the weekly COVID-19 cases, the website shows that from Feb. 19 to Feb. 25 there were 206 new cases in the region, compared to the 246 logged the previous week. The number of active cases stood at 177, including 55 in Oakville, 58 in Milton, 36 in Burlington, and 28 in Halton Hills, As of Feb. 26, there have been 9,181 CO- VID-19 cases in Halton since the pandemic started, with 8,748 marked as resolved and 195 deaths. Here's a look at Halton's weekly COVID-19 news and cases. Metroland file photo WEEKLY ROUNDUP: CASES OF COVID-19 VARIANTS RISE IN HALTON BAMBANG SADEWO bsadewo@metroland.com NEWS SCAN FOR MORE Scan this code to view latest vaccine tracker news.