Health Experts Concerned About Spread Of Virus Variants In Oklahoma

Variants are viruses that have changed or mutated, making them challenging to detect or control.
According to the CDC, the five strains of COVID-19 identified in Oklahoma include two “variants of interest,” which are not any more contagious than the original virus and also three “variants of concern,” which tend to spread faster.
Of the “variants of concerns,” Oklahoma has had nine confirmed cases of the UK variant, which is the predominant strain driving a surge of cases in the United States. Oklahoma also has one known case of the Brazil variant and one of the South Africa variant.
News On 6 asked OU Health's Chief COVID-19 officer, Dr. Dale Bratzler, why Oklahoma’s numbers are low compared to other states, such as Michigan, which has more than 2,200 confirmed variant cases.

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