(NPR) South Carolina Reports 1st Known U.S. Cases Of Variant From South Africa

South Carolina Reports 1st Known U.S. Cases Of Variant From South Africa

A healthcare worker from the Medical University of South Carolina administers a coronavirus test earlier this month at a site in a parking lot in Charleston, S.C. U.S. health authorities said Thursday that the first U.S. cases of the variant that emerged from South Africa were detected in the state.



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South Carolina Reports 1st Known U.S. Cases Of Variant From South Africa

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the variant, known as B 1.351, has been found in South Carolina.