COVID-19 Delta variant confirmed in Butte County
Butte County Public Health confirmed one case of the more contagious Delta COVID-19 variant on Tuesday.
Posted: Jun 29, 2021 4:26 PM
Updated: Jun 29, 2021 5:00 PM
Posted By: Chloe Curtis
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - One case of the Delta COVID-19 variant was confirmed by Butte County Public Health (BCHP) on Tuesday, the health agency said.
Case investigation and contact tracing were completed prior to BCPH learning of the delta variant report.
The county confirmed that the patient was unvaccinated.
“The Delta variant is a more transmissible strain of the coronavirus and as it becomes more prevalent in the United States and in California, it is expected to become more prevalent in Butte County,” said Butte County Public Health Officer Dr. Robert Bernstein in a press release on Tuesday.
“Detection of a variant that spreads more easily is a reminder that even though case rates are declining in Butte County, we must maintain our vigilance and continue using protective measures against coronavirus until most of the population has immunity,” Dr. Robert Bernstein, Butte County Public Health Officer said. “We cannot let down our guard.”
Case investigation and contact tracing efforts have been initiated after the first report of the case, prior to variant testing. BCPH said the individual who contracted the virus is an adult.
“Currently there is no indication that the vaccines or monoclonal antibody treatments are less effective on the B117 variant, however, there is evidence that his variant may be more severe,” BCPH said in a news release Monday.