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19: New Cases Of UK 'Super Spreader' Strain Reported On Long Island; Latest Breakdown
New cases of the so-called COVID-19 so-called "Super Strain" from the United Kingdom are increasing in New York. As of Saturday, Feb. 20, the total number of such statewide cases of the more contagious COVID variant is 136, with 54 new cases (39.7 percent). A total of 77 of those 136 UK strain cases have been reported in New York City, with 46 of them being new cases. Long Island has the next highest amount, with a total of 19 - with 10 in Suffolk County and nine in Nassau County. Two new cases were reported in Suffolk and one in Nassau. There are concerns about the spread of the variant…
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19: Long Island Sees 3.1K-Plus New Cases; Latest Data
Long Island saw more than 3,100 newly reported COVID-19 cases, according to data released by the New York State Department of Health on Saturday, Jan. 16. An additional case of the United Kingdom so-called "Super Strain" variant was identified in Tompkins County. To date, there are 17 known cases of the variant in New York State. Related story - COVID-19: More Contagious 'Super Strain' Now Projected To Be Main Infection Source, CDC Says There were 1,787 new cases in Suffolk County and another 1,409 in Nassau for a total of 3,196. The positive infection rate on Long Island the last th…
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19: More Contagious 'Super Strain' Now Projected To Be Main Infection Source, CDC Says
The highly more contagious COVID-19 so-called "Super Strain" variant is now projected to become the dominant source of infection in the country by March, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) said on Friday, Jan. 15. The variant has now been detected in 10 states and modeling data indicates the new strain has the potential to increase the United States pandemic trajectory in the coming months. The increased transmissibility of the variant warrants universal and increased compliance with mitigation strategies, including distancing and masking, the CDC said in a statement. "…
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19: Three New Cases Of More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Confirmed In NY
Three new cases of the COVID-19 variant so-called "Super Strain" that is said to be approximately 70 percent more contagious have now been confirmed in New York. That brings to four the total number now reported in the state. One of the new cases is on Long Island, in Nassau County. That case is a 64-year-old Massapequa man, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday, Jan. 9. The other two new cases are related to the state's first case - a Saratoga Springs man in his 60s who had been symptomatic and is now feeling better. That case was reported on Mondy, Jan. 4. The man works …
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19: First NY Case Of More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Confirmed In Store Worker
A case of the COVID-19 variant so-called "Super Strain" that is said to be approximately 70 percent more contagious has now been confirmed in New York. An upstate man in his 60s who had been symptomatic is now feeling better, according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, Jan. 4. The man works at N. Fox Jewelers on Broadway in Saratoga Springs, which has been closed since Thursday, Dec. 24. The state is asking anyone who visited the store from Friday, Dec. 18 to Christmas Eve Day to get tested and notify state or local health authorities. "Because the virus strain is more transm…
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Covid-
19: New, More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Now Has Been Confirmed In Three States
In the span of just two days, three states have now confirmed cases of the COVID-19 variant so-called "Super Strain" that is said to be approximately 70 percent more contagious. The first case in the United States was identified in Colorado on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 29. The man is in his early 20s, recovering in isolation, and has no recent travel history, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said, meaning he was infected by another Colorado resident who has contracted the variant. It was later revealed that the man is a Colorado National Guardsman who had been as…
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