Today Texas, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut became the latest states to confirm cases of B117, a variant strain of the novel coronavirus that began widely circulating in the United Kingdom at the end of last year.Harris County Public Health tweeted that a Texas man in his 30s man with no travel history has tested positive for the virus.
In Pennsylvania, the case was identified after the patient had known contact with an international case.Connecticut officials confirmed that two case-patients have been identified, including one person with a travel history to Ireland.There are now at least 56 cases of B117 in eight states.