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Houston hospital reports first COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 found in Texas
Hopefully this new variant will not be a big deal
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https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/fourth-new-covid-variant-case-found-in-houston-18340782.php
The new COVID-19 variant has been found in Texas making it the fourth case identified in the nation, a leader at the Houston Methodist Hospital announced Thursday afternoon.
Three other states and seven countries, including Denmark and Israel, have detected the variant.
Dr. Scott Wesley Long at the Houston Methodist Hospital posted on social media Thursday that the hospital identified the new variant, BA.2.86., through the "continuing comprehensive COVID-19 genome sequencing effort." According to Long, the BA.2.86 variant was detected after the hospital received a positive sample from a patient who was symptomatic.
Three other states and seven countries, including Denmark and Israel, have detected the variant.
Dr. Scott Wesley Long at the Houston Methodist Hospital posted on social media Thursday that the hospital identified the new variant, BA.2.86., through the "continuing comprehensive COVID-19 genome sequencing effort." According to Long, the BA.2.86 variant was detected after the hospital received a positive sample from a patient who was symptomatic.
