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MOSES LAKE Three Grant County patients testing positive for COVID-19 have been found to have a variant of the virus that’s more transmissible.
The county public health agency says all three contracted the B.1.429 variant, first detected in California. They were diagnosed with COVID-19 in late March and early April.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists it as a variant of concern, because it’s about 20 percent easier to spread between people, and more resistant to treatment once detected.
“Most COVID variants are more infectious, and their severity is greater, so I want to reiterate the importance of following COVID-safe practices,” said Grant County health officer Dr. Alexander Brzezny. “Because our COVID-19 rate is still high, please continue using high quality masks when in public, physically distance by six feet, wash your hands often and stay fit by exercising regularly.”