The South African 'super' COVID-19 variant has now spread to Maryland with the state recording its first case in a woman in Baltimore and the third case confirmed overall on US soil
* Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Saturday a case of the new B.1.351 variant in a woman from Baltimore
* This marks the state's first case of the South African variant and the third on US soil
* The woman had no recent travel history overseas, sparking concerns the strain is already spreading
* The case comes just two days after two South Carolina residents became the first Americans found to have contracted the South African strain
* There is no evidence the new strain is more deadly but it is feared to make the vaccine less effective * The US topped 26 million cases Saturday and the death toll reached 438,239
* More than 166,000 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours and more than 3,600 people died
* Hard-hit California marked a grim record Saturday morning as it topped 40,000 deaths
* The CDC issued an order late Friday that masks must be worn on all public transport nationwide
The South African 'super' COVID-19 variant has now spread to Maryland with the state recording its first case in a woman in Baltimore and the third case confirmed overall on US soil, the same day the nation surpassed 26 million cases of the virus.
Governor Larry Hogan announced Saturday that state health officials had confirmed a case of the new B.1.351 variant in an adult female living in the Baltimore metro region who had no recent travel history overseas, sparking concerns that the strain is already spreading in the community.
The case comes just two days after two South Carolina residents became the first Americans found to have contracted the South African strain, despite also having no recent travel history and no known connection to each other.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: Another terrible day in the U.S. .... 166,000 new cases recorded and 3,600 deaths in the last 24 hours. The U.S. death toll is now 438,239. I hope I am wrong. But it looks like the U.S. is about to face a third Covid wave, and this one has the makings to be the worst one.
More News On the South African Covid-19 Variant Being Detected In Maryland
Maryland becomes 2nd state to report coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa -- CNN Maryland confirms case of South African Covid variant that’s more infectious -- CNBC
