COVID-19 variant identified in US Louisiana
The health system said the two samples were among more than 2,600 for which its Center for Emerging Viral Threats has decoded the genome.
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That s less than 5 per cent of Louisiana s total tests and less than 2 per cent of the positive tests in the state. (File photo| PTI) By Associated Press
BATON ROUGE: A medical centre in Louisiana said Friday that it has identified the state s first two cases of a COVID-19 variant which has spread widely since being first identified in India.
Britain and the World Health Organisation consider it a variant of concern because experts think it may spread more easily than the original virus, LSU Health Shreveport said in a news release Friday.
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COVID-19 variant identified in Louisiana, spread more easily than original virus
A medical centre in Louisiana said Friday that it has identified the state s first two cases of a COVID-19 variant which has spread widely since being first identified in India.
Britain and the World Health Organisation consider it a variant of concern because experts think it may spread more easily than the original virus, LSU Health Shreveport said in a news release Friday.
The health system said the two samples were among more than 2,600 for which its Center for Emerging Viral Threats has decoded the genome. That represents 56 per cent of all viral genomic surveillance data from Louisiana, the news release said.
The Latest: US coronavirus cases at lowest levels since June
By The Associated Press Associated Press May 22, 2021 2:30pm Text size Copy shortlink:
NEW YORK New coronavirus cases in the U.S. have decreased to rates not seen since June.
It s sparking optimism that vaccination campaigns are stemming both severe COVID-19 cases and the spread of the virus.
The seven-day average for new cases dropped below 30,000 per day this week. CDC director Rochelle Walensky says cases haven t been this low since June 18.
The average number of deaths over the last seven days also dropped to 552, a rate not seen since July.