UpdatedFri, Jan 15, 2021 at 2:01 pm ET
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Health officials said a woman in her 50s who lives in Philadelphia and Bucks County is recovering after being infected with the new strain. (Shutterstock)
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — The new coronavirus strain has been identified in Bucks County, according to health officials.
In an announcement Friday, Philadelphia health officials said the B.1.1.7 variant of coronavirus has been found in a Bucks County woman.
The woman, who is in her 50s and also a Philadelphia resident, was found to have been infected by the new strain.
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Officials said she began experiencing symptoms the last week of December and was briefly hospitalized. Now, she is recovering.