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DPH confirms an increase in COVID variant cases
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Increased cases COVID variant B.1.1.7
COVID-19 variant cases increase in Georgia
Atlanta – The Georgia Public Health Service (DPH) has confirmed that 19 cases of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 have been identified in Georgia. This is the same variant found in the United Kingdom, several other countries, and the states of the United States. So far, no other COVID-19 mutants have been identified in Georgia.
B.1.1.7 cases in Georgia are individuals aged 15-61 years, 8 males and 11 females. Case lives in Metro Atlanta – the counties of Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Decalve, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, and Paulding. DPH is working to identify close contact with individuals and closely monitors them.
The Georgia Public Health Institute and several commercial laboratories are working to identify the presence of this variant in hundreds of specimens collected at Georgia laboratories throughout the state. It is only a small part of the total number of COVID-19 tests performed. Knowing the location of some individual cases does not give a clear picture of where this variant is located in the state. Just because it’s not specified in a particular city or county doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist there. Individuals can become infected somewhere in the state, and in some cases out of state. At least 30 states have reported cases of the B.1.1.7 variant.
“The CDC says the UK variant is likely to become the predominant strain in the United States by sometime in March,” said Kathleen E. Toomey, MD, MPH, Georgia Public Health Service Commissioner. Says. “We need to make sure that we are taking all precautions right now to prevent COVID infections and avoid hospitalization spikes and loss of life.”
The same measures used to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Georgia are no different for this variant, and are even more important because the UK variant is more contagious. Please wear a mask. Maintain social distance. Wash your hands frequently. Avoid large gatherings. Get the COVID vaccine when you qualify. Follow public health guidance and executive order guidelines of the governor.
Information about this variant is evolving rapidly. Preliminary epidemiological information suggests that this mutant is significantly more contagious than the SARS-CoV-2 virus. May Increases the risk of death for infected people. Both Pfizer and Moderna state that current vaccines appear to be effective against this variant.
DPH will continue to monitor new variants of COVID-19 and provide more information as they become available, in collaboration with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
For more information on COVID-19 https://dph.georgia.gov/novelcoronavirus Or https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html..
For the latest information on COVID-19, follow @GaDPH and @GovKemp on Twitter and follow @GaDPH and @GovKemp on Facebook.
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