Brenda Goodman is a senior news writer for WebMD. Andy Miller is editor of Georgia Health News. This article first appeared in WebMD. After 10 months of masks, social distancing, virtual school, fear for vulnerable loved ones, and loneliness, this is the news no one wanted to hear: The virus that causes COVID-19 has
New COVID âSuper Strainsâ Could Disrupt Life Again
Jan. 6, 2021 After 10 months of masks, social distancing, virtual school, fear for vulnerable loved ones, and loneliness, this is the news no one wanted to hear: The virus that causes COVID-19 has changed once again in ways that make it more contagious.
At least one new âsuper strainâ of the virus is already in the U.S. Another highly contagious strain from South Africa could be on its way. As bad as things are now, experts believe these new strains are not responsible for the spike in cases seen in many states as people fall ill after holiday travel.
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. HARRISBURG Pennsylvania has greatly increased the amount of daily coronavirus testing it conducts since the pandemic began last spring, but still falls short of many states and lags far behind what some experts say is needed to actually suppress the spread. Over the last week, the state has reported an average of 17,859 new PCR test results per day or roughly 143 tests per 100,000 people, according to Spotlight PA’s coronavirus tracker. This number represents the number of individual people tested, not the total specimens reported. That’s fewer than all but four states and Puerto Rico, according to Johns Hopkins University’s testing tracker.