HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) According to Houston s health authority Dr. David Persse, the U.K. variant is being found in large amounts and is spreading throughout the city fast.
He said on Feb. 8, the U.K. variant was found in 21 of the city s 39 wastewater treatment plants. Fourteen days later, on Feb. 22, he said the variant was found in 31 out of 39 treatment plants. 19% of all the virus that has been tested in the wastewater across the city has the genome that s consistent with the U.K. variant, said Persse. That does not mean that 19% of the people in Houston are infected with the U.K. variant . it does not mean that. We know that there is a fairly large amount of the U.K. variant in our community and it is spreading.
According to Houston's health authority Dr. David Persse, the U.K. variant is being found "in large amounts" and is spreading throughout the city fast.
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