Covid has died making her the first US person to pass away from the rampant strain. Felicia Parker died five days after she was admitted to Houston hospital with breathing difficulties.Family told ABC13 that testing shows Felicia had contracted the UK variant of coronavirus, which forced the country into lockdown on January 4.The variant, known as B 1.1.7 and dubbed "super" Covid, is feared to be up to 70% more transmissible than the initial outbreak.It is unclear at this stage how Felicia contracted the variant, but if confirmed, she will be the first known American to die of it outside of the UK, it is reported.Relative Romeka James told news network KTRK that Parker first fell ill over Christmas and had recently been diagnosed with.