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Texas hospital system confirms its first case of new COVID-19 lambda variant

Texas hospital system confirms its first case of new COVID-19 lambda variant
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What We Know About The COVID Lambda Variant So Far

What We Know About The COVID Lambda Variant So Far Refinery29 4 hrs ago © Provided by Refinery29 On Monday, a Texas hospital reported a case of the Lambda variant a COVID mutation that was first detected in Peru last August. The variant was added to the World Health Organization variant watch list in June after making its way through several South American countries, just as many countries continue to grapple with the growing Delta variant. So far, there isn’t too much known about Lambda, and the Houston Methodist Hospital, whose network includes eight hospitals, confirmed its first Lambda case in the state of Texas on Monday. 

Lambda, a COVID-19 variant of interest, reported in Houston

Lambda, a COVID-19 variant of interest, reported in Houston Catherine Garcia © Provided by The Week Houston Methodist Hospital has confirmed its first case of the Lambda coronavirus variant, the Texas hospital system announced Tuesday. First detected in Peru in December, Lambda has been designated as a variant of interest by the World Health Organization, and shares mutations in common with the Gamma variant, which is dominant in Brazil. While Lambda is the predominant strain in Peru, health officials say the Delta variant is still the primary concern in the U.S.  There s a lot more evidence that we have that Delta is much more contagious, the viral loads are much higher, Dr. Wesley Long, medical director of Diagnostic Microbiology at Houston Methodist, told ABC News.

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