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The new case highlights the need to remain vigilant and social distance, officials said. (Shutterstock)
LONG ISLAND, NY — The first case of the South African variant of the coronavirus has been identified in a Long Island resident, officials said Sunday.
According to Gov. Andew Cuomo, as New York State's positivity rate continues to drop to 2.99 percent, the first case was identified in a Nassau County resident.
The sequencing was conducted at Opentrons Labworks Inc's Pandemic Response Lab, a New York City-based commercial lab, and verified at the Wadsworth Center in Albany, Cuomo said. Last week, a Connecticut resident who had been hospitalized in New York City was found to have the South African variant.