A new study has found that a new COVID-19 Variant virus, number CAL.20C, found in Southern California, has spread to 19 U.S. states and six countries, potentially causing a new wave of outbreaks.
Medical xPress reported that in July last year, the CDC wanted to know the spread of the British variant of the virus (B.1.1.7) in the United States, but found that the virus type found in Los Angeles was different and proved to be a different variant, because it was found in California, so it was given the number CAL.20C. Subsequently, it re-emerged in Southern California in October, and more cases began to appear in November and December, and by now, nearly half of the New coronavirus outbreak in Southern California is CAL.20C.
It is still a newly identified variant, so knowledge is still limited, and it is unclear whether CAL.20C is more lethal or resistant to current vaccines.
Research is being conducted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Cedars-Sinai Center) in Los Angeles. “Not every new variant is stronger, but it’s possible that it’s more infectious faster,” said Dr. Eric Vail, an assistant professor of pathology at the center.
The report, published in the Feb. 11 issue of the Journal of the American MedicalAssociation, says CAL.20C has spread to 19 U.S. states, also including the capital city of the District of Columbia (D.C.), as well as six other countries.
The 19 states are Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
The six countries that have spread are Australia, Denmark, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
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