Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced the news in a tweet on Tuesday afternoon.
The infected man was said to have no travel history. He is currently in isolation in Elbert County, which lies about 50 miles southeast of Denver.
“The individual has no close contacts identified so far but public health officials are working to identify other potential cases and contacts through contact tracing interviews,” Polis said.
Today we discovered Colorado’s first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK.
The health and safety of Coloradans is our top priority and we will monitor this case, as well as all COVID-19 indicators, very closely. pic.twitter.com/fjyq7QhzBi Governor Jared Polis (@GovofCO) December 29, 2020
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