coronavirus variant

A patient who tested positive for the U.K. variant of the coronavirus, B.1.1.7, traveled between Bucks County and Philadelphia.

A patient in Dauphin County was confirmed to have a more contagious strain of the coronavirus that is believed responsible for the United Kingdom’s national lockdown.

B117, the faster-spreading variant of the coronavirus, has not been detected in Philly, but labs are looking for it.

New York joined a growing number of states on Monday to confirm the presence of a new strain of the coronavirus that’s believed to be at least 50 percent more contagious.

A new strain of coronavirus that was first spotted in the U.K. has been confirmed in the U.S. Dr. Arnold Baskies says the variation of the virus is more contagious but not more dangerous. He also said the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are effective against the new strain.

Scientists say there is reason for concern but not alarm about new variants of the coronavirus

Colorado Governor Jared Polis said Tuesday the COVID-19 variant first detected in the United Kingdom had been detected in Colorado. U.K. scientists believe the variant is more contagious than previous strains of the virus.

A Colorado man who became the first reported person in the U.S. to have a COVID-19 variant that is spreading in the United Kingdom hadn’t been traveling, health officials said Monday, triggering a host of questions about how the new strain showed up in the Rockies.