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UK variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Washoe County

  INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – The Washoe County Health District on Friday announced its first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, also known as the UK variant. The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory confirmed the new variant, which was first detected in the United Kingdom. The confirmed case is a female in her 30s whose infection is linked to attendance at a large gathering in Washoe County with more than 60 people from multiple states. So far, there have been reports of 17 additional COVID-19 infections linked to this event, though not all of the 17 cases are Washoe County residents. Additional genomic sequencing is underway to determine if more B.1.1.7 cases are confirmed but many specimens are not available for genomic sequencing.

Northern Nevada confirms its 1st case of COVID-19 UK

16:28 EDT, 13 March 2021 RENO, Nev. (AP) - Health officials have confirmed the first northern Nevada case of a COVID-19 variant that originated in the United Kingdom, and they are trying to determine if the infection linked to a large gathering in Washoe County may have spread to others. At least eight cases related to the variant have already been confirmed in southern Nevada. The first was in the Las Vegas area in late January. The new case confirmed in Washoe County, which includes Reno and Sparks, involves a woman in her 30s whose infection is linked to a gathering of more than 60 people from multiple states, county health district officer Kevin Dick announced late Friday.

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