In the span of just two days, three states have already confirmed cases of the COVID-19 variant, called “Super Strain”, which is considered to be approximately 70 percent more contagious.
The first case in the United States was identified in Colorado on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 29.
The man is in his 20s, is recovering alone and has no history of recent travel, said the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which means he was infected by another Colorado resident who contracted the variant.
It was later revealed that the man is a Colorado National Guard who was assigned to help a nursing home struggling with a COVID outbreak.
On Wednesday, December 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom reported that the second American case of the variant strain was confirmed in a person in the southern part of the state, whose age and sex were not disclosed.
On Thursday, December 31, Florida confirmed a case of the variant strain, identifying the person as a 20-year-old man who lives in Martin County and has no travel history.
On Thursday, California officials confirmed that three more people had been infected with the virus variant. This brings the total number of known “Super Strain” cases in the U.S. to six.
The strain was discovered in the UK before it spread to other European nations.
The UK variant has also been detected in Canada and Australia.
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