5 cases of COVID variant first identified in India found in Mesa County
CDPHE said cases of the variant first identified in India have been found in Mesa County. The people with this strain have no history of travel.
Author: Allison Sylte
Updated: 8:10 PM MDT May 6, 2021
DENVER — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has identified five cases of the COVID-19 variant first discovered in India in Mesa County.
CDPHE announced these cases during a media availability on Thursday afternoon. State Epidemiologist Rachel Herlihy said none of the people who tested positive for this variant had recently traveled, and how it reached Colorado is under investigation.