Source: WBTV, 2/11/21

 North Carolina has identified the first case of a variant of COVID-19 that was first detected in South Africa.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported the first identification of the COVID-19 variant B.1.351 in a North Carolina resident.The B.1.351 variant was first detected in South Africa in October and in the United States in January.

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