Known cases of more contagious ‘UK variant’ COVID virus double in Florida

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Known cases of more contagious ‘UK variant’ COVID virus double in Florida

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The B.1.1.7 strain, also called the “U.K. variant,” was first discovered in southern England in September and has raised alarms among scientists since. In Florida, cases jumped from 46 to 92, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which updated the data on Monday evening. Florida has led the country in known cases since last week, though California trails closely with 90 known cases.

The concerns over the virus being more deadly arose on Friday when British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the research findings at a press conference. England’s chief scientific adviser said that among 1,000 men in England 60 years of age or older who got infected, the original virus would kill 10, but the new variant would kill 13 or 14, leading to a roughly 30% rise in mortality, though the absolute risk of death remains low.
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