TRENTON - New Jersey on Friday announced its first two cases of the UK COVID-19 variant found in a man from Ocean County and a young traveler staying in the northern part of the state.
Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said the 60-year-old patient had no travel history or known exposure to the virus. He tested positive on Jan.
6 and a lab later detected the variant. The patient never required hospitalization and his symptoms have since resolved, according to Persichilli.The second case of the UK variant was detected in a "young traveler who was staying in Northern New Jersey." Persichilli said the child tested positive for the virus in New York City on Jan.