New York City’s first case of the Brazilian COVID-19 variant detected in a Brooklyn resident
- The governors’ office says this is the first confirmed case of the Brazilian variant COVID-19 P.1
- The case has been confirmed by scientists at Mount Sinai Hospital and by the Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center Laboratories.
- The Brazilian variant is considered more contagious than the first version of the coronavirus
- The variant was first found in the US in Minnesota in January, says the CDC
A Brooklyn resident with no travel history is the first person in New York to have a confirmed case of the Brazilian variant of COVID-19, government office Andrew Cuomo said Saturday.
The state’s first case of COVID-19 P.1 has been identified by scientists at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and confirmed by the Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center Laboratories, reports the New York Post.
The state Department of Health is working to find out more about the patient, who is in his 90s. The office is also investigating who the person was in contact with.
The Brazilian variant is considered more contagious than the first version of the coronavirus. The possibility exists that current vaccines will not be as effective against them as earlier virus variants.
The variant was first found in January in Minnesota, Minnesota, reports the Federal Center for Disease Control.
Pharmacist Mia Yu, left, gives the Modern COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at a pop-up site in Common Point Queen’s The Hub on March 18. A Brazilian variant of the coronavirus was confirmed in the city on Saturday.
There are currently 48 cases in 15 states, including Massachusetts and New Jersey, the CDC website said.
Cuomo’s office was optimistic about the fight against a new variant.
“Although supplementary research is justified, Oxford University researchers recently released non-peer-reviewed data suggesting that the P.1 variant is less resistant to current vaccines than originally thought,” the governor’s office said. said.
Andrew Cuomo, governor of New York, speaks at an event on March 18 in his office. His office is optimistic about the fight against the new Brazilian variant of the COVID-19 virus.
New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker urged residents to continue to follow existing safety measures as the city reported a case of the new Brazilian variant.
Nearly 3.9 million doses of vaccines have been administered in the five districts, the city said.
“It’s a race between the vaccine and the variant, and we’re continuing to make tremendous progress in getting shots into the arms of eligible New Yorkers,” said Dr. Howard Zucker, state health commissioner, said.
Zucker urged residents to continue to follow existing safety measures such as face masks and social distance until the pandemic is under control.
New Yorkers are asked to continue wearing masks when traveling by public transportation to stop the spread of the virus
COVID-19 patients will be taken to the Wakefield Campus of Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx District of New York City on April 6, 2020 – at the height of the city’s pandemic