‘Highly transmissible’ COVID-19 variant found in Pueblo County
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment announced Monday that the Delta variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Pueblo County. PDPHE says they have currently sequenced nine diagnosed cases so far.
The Delta variant is a strain of COVID-19 first identified in India. It is considered to be more virulent and tends to lead to more serious symptoms.
PDHPE director Randy Evetts said the actual number of people infected with the Delta variant in Pueblo is likely higher. He says it s been hard to identify the exact number of cases because people are now getting tested less frequently, and that affects sequencing.
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