gettyYesterday, Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced that a man in his state tested positive for the more infectious B117 variant of the novel coronavirus. While it is the first confirmed case of this variant in the United States, it’s almost certainly not the only case. Research suggests the UK variant is 56% more transmissible than the version of the virus already ravaging the United States. While it was perhaps inevitable that the B117 variant would arrive in the United States, it is bad news that the first confirmed case is someone with no travel history. That means he is not the only case in Colorado or likely elsewhere in the United States for that matter.

Source: Forbes December 30, 2020 12:48 UTC