The first reported U.S. case of COVID-19 caused by the coronavirus strain that’s sparked alarm in the United Kingdom has been detected in Colorado, Gov. The variant strain was found in a man in his 20s who is in isolation southeast of Denver and has not traveled recently, state health officials said. The Colorado State Laboratory confirmed that the man was sickened by the virus variant, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was notified. Public health officials are investigating other potential cases and performing contract tracing to determine the spread of the variant throughout the state. “There is a lot we don’t know about this new COVID-19 variant, but scientists in the United Kingdom are warning the world that it is significantly more contagious,” Polis said.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 29, 2020 22:28 UTC