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MSDH identifies variant strains of COVID-19 in nursing home outbreaks Share Updated: 11:23 AM CDT May 27, 2021 wapt SOURCE: wapt The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 11:23 AM CDT May 27, 2021 Additional cases of two variant strains of COVID-19 have been reported in Mississippi nursing homes, officials with the State Department of Health announced Thursday. Ten additional cases of the more infectious South African origin B.1.351 variant strain have now been identified, for a total of 12 cases. The 10 additional cases are associated with outbreaks in Bedford Care Monroe Hall in Forrest County and Landmark Care of Collins in Covington County, MSDH officials said.The South African variant cases associated with these outbreaks were breakthrough cases in fully-vaccinated older individuals in long-term care facilities. The majority of these cases had minimal to no symptoms; h

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