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Dec 30, 2020 A waitperson wears a face mask while tending to a patron sitting in the outdoor patio of a sushi restaurant, late Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, in downtown Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) DENVER (AP) — The first reported U.S. case of the COVID-19 variant that’s been seen in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday, adding urgency to efforts to vaccinate Americans. The variant was found in a man in his 20s who is in isolation southeast ...

Two states confirm cases of Covid-19 variant first found in U.K. Corky Siemaszko and Phil Helsel © Provided by NBC News Two states, Colorado and California, have confirmed cases of a highly contagious Covid-19 variant first detected in the United Kingdom. Officials announced Wednesday that the strain was found in a San Diego patient, hours after Colorado officials revealed that the first confirmed case in the U.S. is a member of the state National Guard. "Im not surprised that...

Colorado Finds First U.S. Case of U.K. COVID Variant By Carolyn Crist Dec. 30, 2020 -- Colorado confirmed the first known case of COVID-19 in the United States that stems from a variant of the coronavirus that emerged in the U.K., according to NBC News. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday that the case involves a man in his 20s who didn’t have a recent travel history. He was working at a Good Samaritan Society assisted living facility in Simla, which has had an outbreak over th...

Dec 30, 2020 A waitperson wears a face mask while tending to a patron sitting in the outdoor patio of a sushi restaurant late Monday in downtown Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) DENVER (AP) — A new variant of the coronavirus that may be more contagious has been found in a Colorado man who had not been traveling, triggering a host of questions about how the first U.S. case of the new version showed up in the Rocky Mountain state. The new variant was first identified in England, and infecti...

New COVID strain B.1.1.7 found in Colorado, marking 1st US case of UK variant; Another suspected patient reported Updated Dec 30, 2020; The United States this week confirmed its first case of a coronavirus variant that was first discovered in the United Kingdom and now detected in Colorado, with news outlets reporting a second possible patient in the state. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and state public health officials announced Tuesday that a man in his 20s in Elbert County contracted the B.1.1....

First Reported US Case Of New COVID Variant Had No Travel History, Suggesting Community Spread Pedestrians wear masks while crossing an empty road at the intersection of Market Street and 15th Avenue during the evening rush hour Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, in downtown Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) By Patty Nieberg December 30, 2020 10:07 a.m. DENVER (AP) — A new variant of the coronavirus that may be more contagious has been found in a Colorado man ...

US man with no travel history tests positive for new Covid strain, authorities puzzled US man with no travel history tests positive for new Covid strain, authorities puzzled As the situation stands, the variant is likely still rare in the US, but the lack of travel history in the first case is a clear sign that the new strain is spreading. Scientists believe the new strain is spreading in different parts due to the people that travelled the UK in November and December.  advertisement UPDATED: ...

No Travel History Linked To First Reported U.S. Case Of Virus Variant Colorado officials were expected to provide more details on Wednesday about how the man in his 20s came down with the COVID-19 variant. Patty Nieberg DENVER (AP) — A new variant of the coronavirus that may be more contagious has been found in a Colorado man who had not been traveling, triggering a host of questions about how the first reported U.S. case of the new version showed up in the Rocky Mountain state. The new varia...

2020/12/30 13:07 DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man who became the first reported person in the U.S. to have a COVID-19 variant that is spreading in the United Kingdom hadn’t been traveling, health officials said Monday, triggering a host of questions about how the new strain showed up in the Rockies. Colorado officials were expected to provide more details at a news conference Wednesday about how the man in his 20s from a mostly rural area of rolling plains at the edge of...

  The U.S. set two more devastating COVID-19 records as it counted down the hours to the end of what has been a calamitous year for the nation. On Tuesday, it recorded more than 3,700 new deaths linked to the virus, a chilling new high. The U.S. also reported the most COVID-19 hospitalizations, with more than 124,600 patients nationwide, according to the COVID Tracking Project. On a state level, Texas officials reported record-high hospitalizations Tuesday, with more than 11,700 COVID-19 p...