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COVID-19: Second Case Of South African Variant Confirmed On Long Island COVID-19: Second Case Of South African Variant Confirmed On Long Island
Covid-19: Second Case Of South African Variant Confirmed On Long Island A second case of the more contagious South African COVID-19 strain that has become more prevalent across the county has been confirmed in New York. The second case of the new South African strain case has been identified in Nassau County, making it the second in New York in the past several days, with both cases in Nassau. Earlier story - COVID-19: First NY Resident Diagnosed With More Contagious South African Mutant Strain There have now been 154 of another more contagious COVID variant, the United Kingdom, strain reported in New York.  Though both the UK and South African strains …
COVID-19: Two New Cases Of UK 'Super Strain' Variant Found In Downstate NY COVID-19: Two New Cases Of UK 'Super Strain' Variant Found In Downstate NY
Covid-19: Two New Cases Of UK 'Super Strain' Variant Found In Downstate NY New mutated COVID-19 cases involving the so-called "Super Strain" "that got on a plane in the United Kingdom and flew to New York” have been reported in the Hudson Valley. Two new cases were reported of the UK strain, which is more transmittable, though no more lethal, were reported in Westchester, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday, Jan. 22. “The UK strain has been spreading,” he said during a COVID-19 briefing on Friday. “It should have never been here. If the federal government did the testing and quarantine mandates that other countries did it wouldn’t have been, but we are …