South African Coronavirus Variant Found In Hillsborough County
Reply Graduate research assistants Dylan Allen and Marisa Garrison analyze COVID-19 pooled samples for the presence of variants. (USF College of Public Health) HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — The first case of the South African B.1.351 coronavirus variant has been identified in Florida. The Florida Department of Health confirmed Monday that the case was found in a Hillsborough County resident. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Florida is the 15th state to report a case of the variant that was first seen in the United States on Sunday. "The emerging variants CDC is clo...