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UK variant of coronavirus confirmed to be in Arizona, health officials confirm
Its scientific name is B.1.1.7., but it is also known as the UK variant of the COVID-19 virus.
By: abc15.com staff, Scripps National
Posted at 11:24 AM, Jan 29, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-30 19:17:10-05
PHOENIX â A variant of coronavirus first spotted in the United Kingdom has made its way to Arizona, health officials confirmed late Friday.
Sources initially alerted ABC15 Friday morning that the variant, which has been shown to spread more easily from person to person, had been detected in our state and that officials were in contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about its arrival.