Commonground
Senior Moderator
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 30, 2021
Excerpt:
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced today the detection of one case associated with the SARS-CoV-2 variant that first emerged in the United Kingdom.
Viruses are constantly changing, and the new versions are called variants. Variants are closely monitored for their ability to spread faster or cause more disease. South Carolina public health officials were notified late Friday by MAKO Medical Laboratory of a South Carolina sample that was determined to be the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the United Kingdom.
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The case, an adult from the Lowcountry region, has an international travel history. To protect their privacy, no further information will be released.
https://scdhec.gov/news-releases/so...cials-detect-states-first-known-case-covid-19
January 30, 2021
Excerpt:
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced today the detection of one case associated with the SARS-CoV-2 variant that first emerged in the United Kingdom.
Viruses are constantly changing, and the new versions are called variants. Variants are closely monitored for their ability to spread faster or cause more disease. South Carolina public health officials were notified late Friday by MAKO Medical Laboratory of a South Carolina sample that was determined to be the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the United Kingdom.
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The case, an adult from the Lowcountry region, has an international travel history. To protect their privacy, no further information will be released.
https://scdhec.gov/news-releases/so...cials-detect-states-first-known-case-covid-19