The sequence linked to the case below has not been released.  The assigned UNK number will be updated upon release.

NC-CDC-STM-UNK646/2021 North Carolina

NC-CDC-LC0010422/2021 1/26 North Carolina

North Carolina has its first confirmed case of the B.1.351 coronavirus variant originally detected in South Africa.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says the case was identified in an adult "in the central part of the state who had not recently traveled." Officials say no further information will be released due to privacy reasons.

The state is the fourth in the country to report a case of B.1.351; it has been identified in South Carolina, Maryland and Virginia.

https://wlos.com/news/local/first-case-of-south-african-covid-19-variant-found-in-nc

Edited February 26, 20215 yr by niman

NC-CDC-STM-UNK646/2021 North Carolina

NC-CDC-LC0010422/2021 1/26 North Carolina

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Edited February 26, 20215 yr by niman