South Carolina becomes first state with UK, South African COVID-19 variants (Source: Emily Wakeman) By Emily Wakeman | January 30, 2021 at 5:14 PM EST - Updated January 30 at 9:30 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The United Kingdom COVID-19 variant has been found in South Carolina. DHEC officials announcing this morning that one adult from the Lowcountry has the variant strain that has been detected in 30 other states across the United States.
It comes just two days after DHEC announced two cases of the South African COVID-19 variant in the state, with one in the Lowcountry and the other in the Pee Dee region.