The coronavirus variant first found in New York has spread to 14 other states, and the CDC has recorded more than 700 cases
Summary List PlacementThe US has now recorded roughly 735 cases of the coronavirus variant that emerged in New York City in November, a federal health official told Bloomberg Monday. This included 585 cases of the variant found in the last two weeks, Gregory Armstrong, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advanced Molecular Detection Program, said. Cases of the variant, named B.1.526, are now spread across 15 states, he said. Two teams of researchers first discovered the variant in samples collected in New York City in November, The New York Times reported on February 24. The researchers' studies have not yet been peer reviewed, but health experts told the Times that the results suggest the variant is on the rise. It's not known whether the strain, like o...
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