New Double Mutant Coronavirus Variant From India Found In California For First Time Deadline 1 hr ago
Just as California seemed to be on the verge of truly turning the Covid-19 corner, the Stanford Clinical Virology Lab confirmed a case of an emerging variant that originated in India, Deadline has learned.
According to Lisa Kim, Senior Manager of Media Relations for Stanford Health Care, “The Clinical Virology Lab at Stanford Health Care identified and confirmed the newly described ‘India’ variant last week. This variant has the L452R mutation found in the CA variant, as well as another significant spike mutation, E484Q. This same position is mutated to a different amino acid (K) in both the South Africa and Brazil (P.1 and P.2) variants.”
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Lisa Kim, a spokeswoman for Stanford Health Careâs School of Medicine, told
India-West: âWe believe this is the first described case with this variant in the United States.â
The India variant has the L452R mutation found in the California variant, as well as another significant spike mutation, E484Q. Â This same position is mutated to a different amino acid (K) in both the South Africa and Brazil P1 and P2 variants, said Kim.
The new double mutant variant has shown up in at least 20 percent of COVID cases in Maharashtra, which is experiencing a huge resurgence in the number of daily infections. Even as the state races to vaccinate all of its residents, it has logged almost 50,000 new cases per day for the past seven days.
First confirmed case of Indian coronavirus variant in U.S. found in California Alicia Victoria Lozano © Provided by NBC News
LOS ANGELES Researchers at Stanford University said Saturday that they had found at least one case of a new coronavirus variant first detected in India in Northern California.
The new variant has two mutations, including one found in the California strain, in the spiky protein that the virus latches onto, according to Stanford Health Care spokesperson Lisa Kim. The variant was found in a patient from the San Francisco Bay Area by the school s Clinical Virology Laboratory. We believe this is the first described case with this variant in the United States, she said in an emailed statement.