While the Delta variant’s dominance in the United States is nearly universal, news of another spreading strain of Covid-19 has recently surfaced.
Known as R.1, the new variant was first found stateside in Kentucky which, according to Governor Andy Beshear, is among the three states with the highest infection rates.
R.1 was first identified via an outbreak at a skilled nursing facility there.According to a CDC report, among 83 residents and 116 healthcare workers, 26 residents and 20 workers tested positive for Covid.
Twenty eight specimens were subjected to whole genome sequencing and, on March 1, found to have mutations that aligned with the R.1 lineage. (The outbreak reportedly began with an infected staffer.) “Attack rates were three to
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