New cases of the so-called COVID-19 called “Super Strain” in the UK are on the rise in New York.
On Saturday, February 20, the total number of such cases across the state for the most contagious COVID variant was 136, with 54 new cases (39.7 percent).
A total of 77 of those 136 cases of strains in the United Kingdom have been reported in New York City, with 46 of them being new cases.
Long Island has the second largest amount, with a total of 19 – with 10 in Suffolk County and nine in Nassau County.
Two new cases have been reported in Suffolk and one in Nassau.
There are concerns about the spread of the variant leading to an increase in cases, just as the state’s positive test rate has dropped to its lowest level since late November, and with more state residents being vaccinated every day.
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