Nevada reports 1st case of virus variant from South Africa
By Staff | Feb 19, 2021
This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19. According to research released in 2021, evidence is mounting that having COVID-19 may not protect against getting infected again with some of the new variants. People also can get second infections with earlier versions of the coronavirus if they mounted a weak defense the first time. (Hannah A. Bullock, Azaibi Tamin/CDC via AP)
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada health officials have confirmed the state’s first known case of a coronavirus variant that was originally identified in South Africa.