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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Coronavirus patients coming in emergency are housed in a makeshift ER unit established in a tent at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center on Dec. 23 in Colton, California. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Could a homegrown coronavirus strain be partly to blame for California’s surge? California scientists have discovered a homegrown coronavirus strain that appears to be propagating faster than any other variant on the loose in the Golden State. Two independent research groups said they stumbled upon the new strain while looking for signs that a highly transmissib...

Two independent research groups said they stumbled upon the new strain while looking for signs that a highly transmissible variant from the United Kingdom had established itself here.

California scientists have discovered a new coronavirus strain that appears to be propagating faster than any other variant in the Golden State.

New COVID-19 variant found in more than one-third of Cedars-Sinai patients, new study shows The Cedars-Sinai findings did not indicate whether the strain is more deadly than current forms of the coronavirus. City News Service Share: LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A new strain of the coronavirus has been found in more than one-third of COVID-19 cases among Cedars-Sinai patients and may be contributing to the acceleration of the recent surge of cases across Southern California, according to a study released this week. The strain, which the investigators designated as CAL.20C, is believed to be in part re...

California reaches 3M COVID-19 cases; researchers think new variant could be causing surge David Goldman/AP FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, a worker walks through the hallway of a newly opened field hospital operated by Care New England to handle a surge of COVID-19 patients in Cranston, R.I. States faced a deadline on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, to place orders for the coronavirus vaccine as many reported record infections, hospitalizations and deaths, while hospitals were pushed to the breaking point — with the worst feared yet to come. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) and last ...