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By J. Scott Trubey - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Ariel Hart - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) said Tuesday it has discovered the state’s first confirmed case of the U.K. COVID-19 strain, raising alarms among hospitals that the pandemic’s upward climb could become even worse.
DPH said a Georgia resident, an 18-year-old man with no travel history, is isolating at his home. State officials also working to identify the teen’s close contacts.
... The U.K. variant, also known as B.1.1.7, is believed to be much more contagious than the typical SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Hospitals nationally and in Georgia are seeing record numbers of COVID-19 patients. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged states to test for the variant, which has been found in at least five states, including California, New York and Colorado.
https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-re...d/ODSBUUQCJRAERI4IN5WWPH3B7Q/?outputType=wrap
By J. Scott Trubey - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Ariel Hart - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) said Tuesday it has discovered the state’s first confirmed case of the U.K. COVID-19 strain, raising alarms among hospitals that the pandemic’s upward climb could become even worse.
DPH said a Georgia resident, an 18-year-old man with no travel history, is isolating at his home. State officials also working to identify the teen’s close contacts.
... The U.K. variant, also known as B.1.1.7, is believed to be much more contagious than the typical SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Hospitals nationally and in Georgia are seeing record numbers of COVID-19 patients. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged states to test for the variant, which has been found in at least five states, including California, New York and Colorado.
https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-re...d/ODSBUUQCJRAERI4IN5WWPH3B7Q/?outputType=wrap