TAMPA, Fla. - A more contagious strain of COVID-19 has now been found in four states, including Florida. Health experts say the rapid spread of the virus could threaten our healthcare system.The coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom continues to pop up across the country and around the globe.
Over the last week, the COVID-19 strain has been identified in four states -- Colorado, California, Florida, and New York."The good news is that they don’t seem to cause more serious disease; however the bad news is that they can spread more which means more people will be exposed potentially to COVID, and that could end in more hospitalizations and deaths," said USF Professor of Public Health, Dr.