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First known case of new COVID-19 strain detected in US – SBS News
The first known US case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant has been detected in Colorado.
The US state of Colorado has recorded what is reportedly America’s first case of the particularly infectious coronavirus variant that emerged recently in Britain, the governor said on Tuesday.
“Today we discovered Colorado’s first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK,” state governor Jared Polis tweeted.
He attached an official statement from his office and state health officials that said the individual is a “male in his 20s who is currently in isolation in…
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