90 Cases of Coronavirus Variant Found at Western Michigan Prison There are 1,173 cases of the variant known in 40 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Published February 17, 2021 •
Updated on February 17, 2021 at 9:33 am
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Ninety cases of a COVID-19 variant believed to be more contagious have been found in inmates and staff at a western Michigan prison, and dozens of test results are pending, officials said.
Daily testing began at the Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility, in Ionia, after a prison employee was found to have the B.1.1.7 variant, which first emerged in the United Kingdom, officials said.