125 cases of COVID-19 variant reported in Florida

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Florida leads the country in cases of the COVID-19 variant, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The state has 125 cases of the variant, according to the CDC.

Six cases of the COVID-19 variant have been reported in Seminole County, according to the health department.

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Seminole County is not the only area where cases have been reported in Central Florida.

Two cases have been reported in Orange County, according to Dr. Raul Pino of the Florida Department of Health.

The cases in Orange County were of two people visiting.

The variant has also been reported in Osceola County, Volusia County, Brevard County and Lake County.

Health officials said variant B.1.1.7 came with an exceptionally large number of mutations.

The variant spreads more easily and quickly, according to health officials.

The variant is most common in London and was first detected in September 2020.