The more transmissible variant of COVID-19 originally found in the United Kingdom has not yet been detected in samples tested by the Wyoming Department of Health. Thatâs according to Kim Deti, a spokeswoman for the department. She told the News&Guide on Tuesday that the Department can test for the variant. âThe Wyoming Public Health Laboratory, which is part of the Wyoming Department of Health, is capable of screening for that variant with whatâs called whole genome sequencing,â Deti wrote in an email, adding: âIf someone had the variant it wouldnât cause a problem with our testing to see whether they were positive for COVID-19.â