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A new variant of the coronavirus has emerged in the United States, posing yet another public health challenge in a country already losing more than 3000 people to COVID-19 every day.
The mutated version of the virus, first identified in South Africa, was found in two cases in South Carolina.
Public health officials said itâs almost certain that there are more infections that have not been identified yet.
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Two cases of the South African strain of coronavirus has been found in the US.(AP)
They are also concerned that this version spreads more easily and that vaccines could be less effective against it.
Connecticut governor Ned Lamont announced on Jan. 7 that the new UK-discovered variant of COVID-19 was found in New Haven County, just 35 miles from Staples High School.
The B117 COVID-19 variant has infected two people between the ages of 15 and 25, both of whom had recently traveled out-of-state to Ireland and New York. The variant was found in at least 50 countries and eight US states.
“If you are diagnosed with COVID in Connecticut, you should assume that you have this variant,” Deirdre Gifford, Connecticut commissioner of public health, said.
The variant is evidenced to be around 50% more contagious than the previous strain, according to studies done by various United Kingdom epidemiological organizations such as The Peter Doherty Institute and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
A British tourist has been blamed for the cancellation of a ski race after officials feared they had brought in the more infectious coronavirus variant first found in the UK. Swiss authorities called off the Lauberhorn competition this weekend, the longest FIS World Cup downhill race, after fears were raised that the variant was spreading in Wengen. The 2.7 mile competition, which takes place above the town, was one of a set of downhill and.
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