The US has reported over 600 cases of COVID variant cases from the UK, Brazil, and South Africa across 33 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Of that total, 611 are the more contagious UK variant known as B.1.1.7, of which there have been 187 cases in Florida and 145 in California, the CDC said in a Thursday update.
There are five cases of the B.1.351 variant, which was first detected in South Africa. Three of them are in Maryland and two are in South Carolina.
Meanwhile, two cases of the P.1 strain from Brazil were identified in Minnesota, according to the CDC.
The 618 cases, which are based on a sampling of positive specimens, “do not represent the total number of B.1.1.7, B.1.351, and P.1 lineage cases that may be circulating in the United States and may not match numbers reported by states, territories, tribes, and local officials,” the agency noted. Read more from NY Post
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The United States has reported at least 618 cases of coronavirus variants across 33 states, according to data posted Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The vast majority (611) of these cases are the more contagious variant known as B.1.1.7, which was originally detected in the United Kingdom. Florida has the highest count, with 187 cases, and California follows with 145. The rest are scattered across a few dozen states.
In addition, there are five cases of the variant called B.1.351, which was initially seen in South Africa. Two cases are in South Carolina, and three in Maryland.
Lastly, Minnesota has identified two cases of the P.1 strain, first linked to Brazil. Read more from CNN
