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Officials provided an update Tuesday on the recent discovery of the U.K. variant of COVID-19 in Saratoga County, traced to the N. Fox jewelry store in downtown Saratoga Springs.
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday called the new strain “highly problematic” and said its spread in New York could be a “game changer.”
“Anyone who is exposed, or anyone who exposed to someone who was exposed, please contact us. There’s nothing to be ashamed of, this is a virus, it travels…but we have to know. Containment is vitally important here,” said Cuomo.
New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said contact tracing has been underway for all who were in the store on Broadway.
SARATOGA COUNTY — A new temporary test site in Saratoga Spa State Park began collecting specimens Tuesday from people who may have been exposed to the more…