SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - California’s first confirmed case of the P.1 coronavirus variant, commonly known as the ‘Brazilian’ variant has been detected in a San Bernardino resident.
The California Department of Public Health alerted the county to the case on March 13 after it was found in a positive test sample collected on March 2.Health officials say the variant was detected by Fulgent Genetics.
The resident who contracted the virus is said to be a man in his 40’s. Officials say on March 3 he reported experiencing symptoms and was self-isolating at home.