Two cases of a variant of the CCP virus that first appeared in South Africa have been identified in South Carolina, the first South African variant to appear in the United States. Although the number of confirmed cases in the U.S. is currently declining from the data, the CDC expects that more than 80,000 people will die or will die in the next month or so as the multi-species Variant virus spreads.
The U.S. state of South Carolina reported on Thursday (Jan. 28) that two cases of the South African variant of the CDC virus were found. The two confirmed cases are not related to each other and both have no travel history. This is the first case of the South African variant of the virus, which has spread in at least three dozen countries, to be detected in the United States.
The variant virus also has a higher rate of transmission and may evade the immune protection provided by antibodies, according to the CDC’s information.
The CDC said the virus is still being studied everywhere, but so far there is no evidence that the variant virus can produce more severe disease, and health experts believe existing vaccines are still effective against the variant virus.
In addition to the South African variant, at least 315 cases of the British variant have been found in at least 28 states in the United States, as well as a case of the Brazilian variant found in Minnesota and the California variant that has emerged in California.
So far, the total number of people in the United States who have died untreated from the CCP virus exceeds 420,000. Although the number of infections is currently on the decline, the situation remains bleak as cases of the variant continue to emerge.
So far, more than 80,000 people have died in January, the deadliest month in the U.S. since the outbreak began, and the CDC predicts that 84,000 new deaths will occur by Feb. 20.
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