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Indiana become ninth US state to report at least one case of UK Super-COVID that's now infected at least 65 people across America At least 65 people nine US states have 'super-covid' according to a DailyMail.com tally of federal and local data  Connecticut, Texas and Pennsylvania each reported their first cases (including two in Connecticut) of the UK variant Thursday   California has at least 34 cases and Florida has 22, while New York and Georgia each have one and Colorado, which was first to find the variant in the US, has two The variant, known as B117, does not appear to make people s...

New COVID ‘Super Strains’ Could Disrupt Life Again Jan. 6, 2021 -- After 10 months of masks, social distancing, virtual school, fear for vulnerable loved ones, and loneliness, this is the news no one wanted to hear: The virus that causes COVID-19 has changed -- once again -- in ways that make it more contagious. At least one new “super strain” of the virus is already in the U.S. Another highly contagious strain from South Africa could be on its way. As bad as things are now, experts believe these new strains are not responsible for the spike in cases seen in many states as...

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More Infectious UK COVID Variant B.1.1.7 Now Confirmed in Eight States On 1/8/21 at 9:57 AM EST A more infectious variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has now been confirmed in at least eight U.S. states, according to state officials. The B.1.1.7 variant was first detected in the United Kingdom at the end of last year but it has now spread to several countries. The variant appears to be significantly more transmissible than the original—perhaps by around 50 percent—although it does not seem to cause more severe illness, scientists have said. Read more Last week, the variant was ident...

CDC foresees spread in U.S. of highly contagious coronavirus variant Joel Achenbach, Ben Guarino Replay Video The mutant variant of the novel coronavirus first seen in Britain is likely to be present in much of the United States. Although the variant has so far been detected in a very small fraction of infections, it shows signs of spreading and may become significantly more common in coming weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and infectious-disease experts. The cases have been mostly isolated: One in New York, one in Florida, one in Georgia...