New York State Identifies Case Of More Infectious Coronavirus Strain
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deadline.comNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo Monday said the state has identified its first case of a new, more infectious variant of the coronavirus that was first discovered in the U.K.
It was detected in a man in his 60s in Saratoga Springs, about 200 miles north of New York City.The strain, found so far in California, Florida and Colorado, is more easily transmitted, experts have said, but doesn’t appear to make people sicker.
Currently available vaccines are also said to work as effectively on the mutated Covid-19 strain. The problem is it risks multiplying cases and overwhelming hospital systems.Cuomo made the announcement in a short press call this afternoon just as England announced a new national lockdown because of the new variant.
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