LDH confirms two additional cases of U.K. COVID variant in Southwest Louisiana
LDH confirms two additional cases of U.K. COVID variant in Southwest Louisiana Louisiana Department of Health and last updated 2021-02-04 15:38:42-05 On Thursday, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed two additional cases of the COVID-19 variant, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, in Southwest Louisiana. This brings the state's total number of confirmed cases of the B.1.1.7 variant to 5. Two cases have been identified in Region 1 (Greater New Orleans) and 3 have been identified in Region 5 (Southwest Louisiana). The variant is frequently referred to as the U.K. variant because it was first det...
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