125 cases of COVID-19 variant reported in Florida

ORANGE COUNTRY, Fla. Florida is leading the country in cases of the COVID-19 variant, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

According to the CDC, 125 states of the variant.

According to the Department of Health, six cases of the COVID-19 variant have been reported in Seminole County.

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Seminole County is not the only area where cases have been reported in Central Florida.

According to Dr. Raul Pino with the Florida Department of Health reported two cases in Orange County.

The cases in Orange County were from two people who visited.

The variant has also been reported in Osceola County, Volusia County, Brevard County and Lake County.

Health officials said the B.1.1.7 variant originated with an unusually large number of mutations.

According to health officials, the variant spreads easier and faster.

The variant is most common in London and was first spotted in September 2020.