UK Variant B.1.1.7 SARS CoV2 Sequence From Philadelphia Pennsylvania

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The sequences for the two cases described below have not been released.  They will be assigned UNK numbers which will be updated when released.

PA-CDC-STM-UNK639/2021 Philadelphia Pennsylvania
PA-CDC-STM-UNK640/2021 Philadelphia Pennsylvania

 

 

The University of Pennsylvania is confirming two students have tested positive for the United Kingdom COVID-19 strain. Their cases are linked to travel from the U.K., according to the Daily Pennsylvanian, that says, overall, COVID-19 cases at the university have doubled for the second week in a row with students now back on campus.

“It seems clear that virus is more transmissible,” said Scott Hensley, with Penn’s Institute for Immunology.

https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/02/11/coronavirus-covid-uk-variant-hundreds-cases-philadelphia-region/

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PA-CDC-STM-UNK639/2021 Philadelphia Pennsylvania

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PA-CDC-STM-UNK640/2021 Philadelphia Pennsylvania

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