NCDHHS Reports First Identified Case of B.1.1.7 COVID-19 Variant in NC | Eastern NC Now

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first identification in a North Carolina resident of the COVID-19 variant called B.1.1.7, which was first detected in the United Kingdom in December.

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