niman Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) The sequence for the case below has not been released. The UNK number will be updated upon release. TX-CDC-STM-UNK892/2020 Fort Bend Texas A confirmed case of the South African COVID variant has been found for the first time in the Houston area. The Fort Bend County patient has since recovered after catching the virus in December. He had traveled within the U.S. before returning to his home in Fort Bend County. Edited February 15, 2021 by niman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted February 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) TX-CDC-STM-UNK892/2020 Fort Bend Texas https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?mid=1aQDSL2LwQFbuoCAg_nIOPK8D-LIJ5MYd&ll=29.504748374630186%2C-95.97761472265871&z=10 Edited February 15, 2021 by niman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted February 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 Patient tested positive for COVID-19 several weeks ago Photo by: ScrippsGraphic By: Sydney Isenberg Posted at 10:56 PM, Feb 08, 2021 and last updated 11:56 PM, Feb 08, 2021 FORT BEND COUNTY, TX — The South African COVID-19 variant has been detected in Fort Bend County. The announcement was made during a press conference that featured many Houston leaders, including Mayor Sylvester Turner. Dr. S. Wesley Long of Houston Methodist detailed how the hospital system has been working since the start of the pandemic to sequence each positive COVID-19 case to determine the specific strain. On Saturday, February 6 during this sequencing, health officials were notified that the South African COVID-19 variant had been detected. According to Dr. Jacquelyn Johnson Minter, the HHS Director of Fort Bend County, the person who tested positive for the South African COVID-19 variant resides in Fort Bend County. The person traveled in December within the United States by way of international airports and returned to the Greater Houston area/ Fort Bend County. A few days later, the person began showing symptoms and was medically evaluated. Dr. Minter says the person was tested, and the test came back positive for COVID-19. The patient has since recovered. https://www.kxxv.com/brazos/south-african-covid-19-variant-detected-in-fort-bend-county Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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