COVID-19 variant from Brazil found in Massachusetts
March 16, 2021
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BOSTON (AP) A variant of the coronavirus first identified in Brazil has been found in Massachusetts for the first time, state public health officials said Tuesday.
The person with the variant is described only as a woman in her 30s who lives in Barnstable County and tested positive in late February, the state Department of Public Health said in an emailed statement.
The state was notified of her test results from genetic sequencing conducted through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national surveillance system.
No other information, including whether the woman recently traveled, was available.
Updated: 9:06 PM EST Mar 2, 2021 By Russ Reed A Boston Bruins player and a local woman have been recognized among the National Hockey League s stars of the month.The NHL announced Tuesday that Bruins winger David Pastrnak was named the Star of the Month in the MassMutual East Division.Pastrnak scored nine goals in 11 games during the month of February, a scoring mark that ranked second in the league. He also added eight assists to finish the month with 17 points.The 24-year-old Czech Republic native missed the Bruins first seven games of the season as he recovered from the right hip surgery he underwent in September 2020. Despite playing in just 12 games and making his season debut on Jan. 31, he ranks second on the team with nine goals and third on the squad with 18 points.Pastrnak scored two hat tricks in the month of February, and both came against the Philadelphia Flyers. One was notched in a come-from-behind victory on Feb. 3, and the other was in the outdoor