Rising cases and a new variant, what's behind the spread?
Author: Michael Doudna
Updated: 7:32 PM MST August 2, 2021
PHOENIX — The latest COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have been fueled by the delta variant, according to medical experts.
Recently some Twitter questions have asked how the U.S. tests for the COVID Variant.
How do we test for delta?
“The delta variant is still the COVID-19 virus.” Dr. David Engelthaler, director at TGen said.
While delta has mutated to become more infectious and is spreading rapidly, at the end of the day it is still COVID-19. The same test we have used since the beginning of the pandemic, will still work for the delta Variant.