Itasca County Health Officials Concerned as Delta Variant Spreads
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Itasca County was alerted on Wednesday, May 5 that a fourth variant of the virus that causes COVID is active in the county. The P.1 variant, originating in Brazil, was identified through genetic sequencing of an Itasca County COVID sample.Â
Itasca County is the only county in Northeast Minnesota discovered to have all four of the most common variants of the SARS virus, likely contributing to higher spread here, especially among children and young adults. Since March 26, Itasca County has seen the emergence of the B.1.1.7 (UK), B.1.427/429 (California), B.1.526 (New York) and P.1 (Brazilian) strains. State surveillance laboratories collect random samples from positive COVID cases throughout the state for testing. Â