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Hawaii Confirms Presence Of More Contagious COVID-19 Variant
The state of Hawaii confirmed Friday that a more contagious variant of COVID-19 that originated in the United Kingdom has infected one person on Oahu.
Three other people also had positive tests that included a molecular signal consistent with the so-called B.1.1.7 variant. The state is still analyzing specimens to verify the variant.
The patient with the confirmed case did not have a recent history of travel.
“That indicates that it came from somewhere in the community,” Dr. Sarah Kemble, the acting state epidemiologist, said at a press conference Friday. “There is some community transmission.”
Read more: https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/hawaii-confirms-presence-of-more-contagious-covid-19-variant/
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