In the space of just two days, three states have now confirmed cases of the COVID-19 variant, so-called “Super Strain”, which is said to be about 70 percent more contagious.
The first case in the United States was identified in Colorado on Tuesday afternoon, December 29th.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment said he was infected by another Colorado resident who contracted the variant.
It was later revealed that the man is a Colorado National Guardsman who was hired to help a nursing home struggling with a COVID outbreak.
On Wednesday, December 30, Gavin Newsom, California government, reported that the second U.S. case of the variety strain was confirmed in a person in the southern part of the state whose age and gender were not disclosed.
On Thursday, December 31, Florida confirmed a case of the variant strain, identifying the person as a man in his twenties who lives in Martin County and has no travel history.
Later Thursday, officials in California confirmed that three more people were infected with the virus variant. This brings the total number of known cases of the “Super Strain” in the US to six.
The strain was discovered in the United Kingdom before spreading to other European countries.
The British variant has also been detected in Canada as well as Australia.
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