New COVID strain discovered in South Africa | Connect the Dots

New variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 are popping up in different parts of the world and they're spreading rapidly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking the new versions of the virus originating in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Nigeria. Vaccine What we know about the new variants of COVID-19 9Health Expert Dr. Payal Kohli said she's surprised by the pace in which the virus has been mutating and spreading all over the world. Author: Noel Brennan Published: 6:00 PM MST January 4, 2021 Updated: 8:38 PM MST January 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter New variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 are popping up in different parts of the world and they're spreading rapidly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking the new versions of the virus originating in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Nigeria. Variant Discovered in South Africa The CDC said a separate variant of COVID-19 was detected in South Africa in early October. The strain "shares some mutations with the variant detected in the UK," according to information on the CDC website. The variant also appears to spread faster and more easily than other versions of the virus. The CDC said there's no evidence the strains found in the UK or South Africa are more deadly or cause people to get sicker than the original coronavirus. “The fact that they spread more quickly means that more people are going to get infected which means that more people are going to get sick and more people are going to die," Dr. Kohli said. #WakeUpCLT #COVID19 MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/wakeupcharlotte